plane
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The balls will get delivered 200 at a time by plane to help manage the distribution and avoid potential waste.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ownership of the plane was transferred to the Air Force in the spring of 2025 and it was flown to an L3Harris Technologies facility in Texas in May 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The New York Times reported that the new plane lacked the same security countermeasures, including anti-missile defenses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The method makes brain tissue transparent, then uses a thin plane of laser light to build a detailed 3D digital image.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
“The plane was full of babies. Thirty-six of them,” she said.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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On Monday, planned engineering work in the West Midlands will further impact the "very limited" service planed between 08:00 and 18:00 BST, meaning some journeys will take longer.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
But if I could have a redo, I would have accepted the guide’s advice and planed for more time and mindless wandering in this special place among an already special southern Utah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2024
Every time we managed to summit a dune, following a sand ridge perfectly planed by the wind and sinking with each step, another beckoned us ahead.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Instead, the boards were gently removed, sent off to be de-nailed, cleaned, planed, and re-milled with tongue and grooves and then replaced.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
He settled on the inner ash wood sill, leaning against the door jamb—cypress timber the skilled carpenter planed years ago and set up with a plumbline.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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They also offer bespoke milling and planing services, ideal for those who have to chop down a favorite childhood tree, but aren’t quite ready to let go.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023
Lepore plans to work with a blind artist in the future, and the institute is planing an art gallery for the blind and visually impaired, featuring artists and guest curators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
The proportion of businesses planing to raise prices fell five points to 49%.
From Reuters ● Jan. 11, 2022
The firm processes the timber on three planing lines at the port run by 47 people.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2021
“They’ve put a planing mill on the eddy,” said Henry.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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