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Along with denim, heavy fabrics should also be dried in your dryer instead of by air.—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 June 2025 All but one of the missiles were intercepted by air defenses, and no American or Qatari personnel were reported injured in the attack.—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025 Meanwhile, several drones were detected and shot down over northern Iran by air defenses, according to state media.—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Gulf countries are ramping up naval spending, long overshadowed by air and land forces, amid rising maritime threats in the Gulf and Red Sea.—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for by air
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