tarmac
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Zambada said Guzmán López forced him onto the plane and then delivered him to FBI and Department of Homeland Security agents waiting on the New Mexico tarmac.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
By then, charter planes should be on the tarmac at the local airport, ready to repatriate them.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Berdymukhamedov touched down at the ceremony in a white helicopter, where a traditional carpet was laid out across the tarmac.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
As the US and Iranian delegations left Pakistan, Munir was once again on the tarmac to see off the visitors.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
It was like sitting on a tarmac instead of in a sanctuary.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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