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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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But before making the big decision, he is just looking forward to returning to Pakistan and bringing gifts from Dubai for his family: Barbie dolls for his daughters and a toy airplane for his son.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The overall group employed 13,844 people at the end of 2025, including around 500 people at the Garden Grove facility that manufactures “transparencies,” which are airplane windows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

It was, she later said, her first time on an airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The Birmingham, UK-headquartered company develops airplane technology and said in a statement Sunday that it is "working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak."

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Suddenly there was an airplane between Angela and the runway lights, an airplane rolling rapidly toward the terminal.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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