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In June, when the state transformed the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport airstrip in the middle of Big Cypress National Preserve, FEMA had estimated that each detainee bed would cost $245 per day, for a total of $450 annually.
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Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This 2004 shingled contemporary has a heated six-car garage readily convertible into an event space, as well as an airstrip, Lake Champlain frontage, and a guest apartment.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The drugs were moved on go-fast vessels, fishing boats and container ships or by plane from clandestine airstrips, authorities allege.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Drugs were moved on go-fast vessels, fishing boats and container ships or on planes from clandestine airstrips, the indictment says.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
This 2004 shingled contemporary has a heated six-car garage readily convertible into an event space, as well as an airstrip, Lake Champlain frontage, and a guest apartment.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
The drugs were moved on go-fast vessels, fishing boats and container ships or by plane from clandestine airstrips, authorities allege.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Drugs were moved on go-fast vessels, fishing boats and container ships or on planes from clandestine airstrips, the indictment says.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airstrip. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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airstrip
noun
air·strip
-ˌstrip 
: a runway without normal air base or airport equipment
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