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Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The video shows the aircraft maintaining a stable hover over the tarmac, with test personnel and equipment positioned nearby.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
On the tarmac, the lovers crouch, pressing their foreheads together, as if knowledgeable about their impending end.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The ambulance then unloads her on the tarmac next to a private plane.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
The video shows the aircraft maintaining a stable hover over the tarmac, with test personnel and equipment positioned nearby.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
On the tarmac, the lovers crouch, pressing their foreheads together, as if knowledgeable about their impending end.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 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 24 Feb. 2026.
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