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Flights were sitting on the tarmac for hours while passengers said TSA wait times got longer and longer.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Others had longer waits on the tarmac.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
In satellite images taken before the fighting started, more than 50 fighter jets could be seen on the tarmac, along with drones and transport aircraft.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Others had longer waits on the tarmac.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
In satellite images taken before the fighting started, more than 50 fighter jets could be seen on the tarmac, along with drones and transport aircraft.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the tarmac
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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