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The light is red and the trees purple; the tarmac is warm beneath your bare feet.
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
There’s a photo that does the online rounds now and then, a shot of the governor on the tarmac at LAX, aiming his finger at the president’s chest.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
As part of the training exercise, puppies and their raisers had the chance to go through security, walk across the tarmac and board the plane.
—Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
By about the fourth hour on the tarmac at the end of the third full day, Ognjen Stojakovic’s mind was far from Memphis.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
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Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
There’s a photo that does the online rounds now and then, a shot of the governor on the tarmac at LAX, aiming his finger at the president’s chest.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
As part of the training exercise, puppies and their raisers had the chance to go through security, walk across the tarmac and board the plane.
—Daily News, 31 Jan. 2026
By about the fourth hour on the tarmac at the end of the third full day, Ognjen Stojakovic’s mind was far from Memphis.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2026
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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