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plane

[pleyn] / pleɪn /






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Civil aviation authority chief Aziz said that "only on two or three occasions maximum" a commercial plane delayed a landing due to Israeli military action.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

By the time Rev. Graham boarded his plane in the spring of 1992, the Jerusalem of the East was no more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Then they will be flown ashore by helicopter before being taken by plane to Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Last month, another American Airlines flight, from New York to Chicago, made an emergency landing in Detroit because an unruly passenger was demanding that the plane land.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Alex stared out and tried not to notice that her stomach was diving faster than the plane.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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