airplane
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Heading into training camp, Jim Harbaugh made the analogy of the Chargers ramping up like an airplane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
"For a lot of things there's no need to use AI…but for figuring out that six pixels in the distance are an airplane versus some other smudge, it is perfect territory," says Norcia.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In 1903, he and his brother Wilbur made the world’s first sustained airplane flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Developed by American startup Katalyst, the unmanned spacecraft was launched on July 3 by a small rocket named Pegasus, which was itself launched from an airplane.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
But he refused to travel by airplane or accept packages COD, lived in fear of unexpected visitors, and had not been abroad in eight or nine years.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
Boeing is introducing changes to the manufacturing process that addresses the root cause of the unsafe condition on in-production airplanes, the FAA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The company has said the North Line will enable it to reach 52 MAX airplanes a month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
The total company backlog, which rose to a record $715 billion, included over 6,200 commercial airplanes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
I don't know how airplanes stay up in the air and fly.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
