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The rancher began to suspect that all white vapor trails from aircraft might be dangerous.—Stephanie Armour, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 Weather permitting, residents of several mid-Atlantic states, including parts of New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina, may be able to catch the rockets’ visible vapor trails.—Denise Chow, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025 He’s been the one either leaving a vapor trail or breaking defenders’ ankles.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025 Additionally, planes emit contrails, or vapor trails that prevent planet-warming gases from escaping into space.—Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vapor trail
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