Concorde
Example Sentences
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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 recently became the first civilian jet to break the sound barrier since the Concorde—a development watched closely by the football league as it considers launching franchises in Europe.
The Paris police eventually banned protests last week on the Place de la Concorde and the nearby Champs-Élysées avenue, citing “risks of disturbances to public order” after two days of violent nighttime clashes between riot police and protesters who lit trash fires and threw cobblestones.
From New York Times
At the Place de la Concorde on Friday, Hélène Aldeguer, 29, called the decision to push the bill through without a vote “unbelievable and not surprising at the same time.”
From New York Times
“If the motion is not passed, people will continue to fight to reverse the reform,” said Raphaël Masmejean, 31, on Friday night in central Paris at the Place de la Concorde, where protesters had lit a large fire in view of the National Assembly building.
From New York Times
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair chartered Concorde to cross the Atlantic to offer support.
From BBC
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