tarmac
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This was an era during which “you could just walk onto the tarmac without a ticket,” said Brendan Koerner, author of The Skies Belong to Us.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
They were standing behind him on the tarmac outside of Air Force One when he said it.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
ZURICH—A fueled Air Force Two was on the tarmac in Maryland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
US Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley also posted a photograph of the same plane on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The morning sun was hot; three men were spreading palm fronds on the tarmac, working swiftly and sweating, pushing along large carts piled with fronds.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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