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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the Russian leader on Thursday with a handshake and hug on the tarmac, breaking diplomatic protocol.
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Harsh V. Pant, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Jim Vondruska / Getty Images Video from the tarmac shared on social media showed the runways covered in snow Saturday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
Kiffin has since said he wasn’t actually left on the tarmac all those years ago – as it was portrayed back then and stuck in college football lore since – but he was indeed fired at the airport in the overnight hours.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara’s Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
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Harsh V. Pant, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
Jim Vondruska / Getty Images Video from the tarmac shared on social media showed the runways covered in snow Saturday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 30 Nov. 2025
Kiffin has since said he wasn’t actually left on the tarmac all those years ago – as it was portrayed back then and stuck in college football lore since – but he was indeed fired at the airport in the overnight hours.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara’s Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor.
—Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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