sound barrier
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"Even during our religious holidays, even on Good Friday, jets fly over us and break the sound barrier just to scare us," al-Jamal said.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The test flight of a plane called XB-1, developed by the company Boom Supersonic, became the first civilian jet to break the sound barrier since the Concorde.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Heart-stopping sonic booms interrupt the hum of traffic in Beirut, as Israeli warplanes break the sound barrier in the skies above.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024
In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier just north of Los Angeles County, at Edwards Air Force Base, where space shuttles landed from 1981 through 2009.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
It is usually easy to do homework in class because Mr. Stet- man’s voice creates a gentle, white-noise sound barrier.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
