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airplane

[air-playn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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"It's kind of like your child getting on an airplane and going across to another continent," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The distinguishing features of the Qatari airplane are its size, comfort, and the luxury of its interior furnishings, points Trump has gushed over.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Feel how an airplane feels as it hurtles through windy skies at top speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It sounds very loud, like an airplane is going to take off," she told AFP as her three-year-old son played.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

On the long flight back to Washington, D.C., he stood in the back of his windowless military airplane, arguing about the situation with Bob Komer, one of President Johnson’s aides on Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday's four-hour ground stop was declared after maintenance work to upgrade an old copper wire to a high-speed fiber cable had caused "issues" with communication with airplanes and radar feeds.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

More than 3,500 airplanes were in the air at the time.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Here’s what I’m watching this morning: There’s so much breathless coverage of AI that sometimes it’s easy to forget there’s a whole economy out there running on cars, airplanes and the occasional streaming binge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

It’s not just about attracting casual fans to watch the icon whose face adorns everything from airplanes to skin care products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

My mind closed down and I came immediately back to my bed, my room coalescing around me, my desk and chair, my little chest of drawers, the books and model airplanes suddenly so terribly real.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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