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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 July 2025
What do an octopus, a dirigible, the Underground Railroad and an Emmy-winning This Is Us alum have in common?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 June 2025
Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
In Graydon Carter's home office, a portrait of him by Al Hirschfeld hangs above a collection of vintage models and toys including Meccano dirigibles, English buses, and a wooden DC-3 airplane.
—Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The drama has a touch of whimsy mixed among the horrors of the slave trade — a dirigible, a pirate ship and an octupus figure prominently — but the story is rooted in how Wash is able to remain uplifted despite the world’s attempts to bring him down.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 July 2025
What do an octopus, a dirigible, the Underground Railroad and an Emmy-winning This Is Us alum have in common?
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 23 June 2025
Noun
Goodyear began experimenting with vessels that would be lighter than aircraft in the early 1900s, and the dirigibles have since become a lasting and iconic symbol of the corporate brand.
—Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune, 3 June 2025
In Graydon Carter's home office, a portrait of him by Al Hirschfeld hangs above a collection of vintage models and toys including Meccano dirigibles, English buses, and a wooden DC-3 airplane.
—Nathan King, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Dirigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirigible. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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