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Noun
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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of more than 900 African-American military pilots and airmen who flew combat aircraft in World War II.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026 -
The statement adds that the pilots saw the helicopter, received a traffic alert and leveled the aircraft.—
Sarah Ploss,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The aircraft involved is a 20-year-old airframe, registered as N813NW.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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The four-engine jets, based on the Boeing 707 commercial airframe carry a flight crew of four, plus 13 to 19 mission specialists, a number that can fluctuate depending on the specific assignment involved, according to the Air Force.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world at the time, was the industry’s crowning achievement — as well as a propaganda vehicle for Nazi Germany.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026
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The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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There was nothing wrong with the airplane that would have caused alarms to go off.—
Jeff Wise,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Who ever ponders the conveniences of that 20th century innovation, the airplane, that makes 21st century hustle possible?—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Normally ships use a two-lane shipping channel in the middle of the strait.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two years ago, a ship the size of three football fields struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a nearly two-mile-long bridge that served as a core artery of the irreplaceable Port of Baltimore.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At one point, a flight attendant asked him to end the session because the plane was about ready to depart and the cellphone could interfere with the communication systems.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The order included a demand that the Department of Homeland Security turn around planes carrying those being deported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation, which does sightseeing tours of Kauai's canyons, shoreline and waterfalls.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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The crash marks another tragedy in Hawaii’s sightseeing helicopter industry, which has recorded at least 16 deaths in the last seven years.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to a news release, a joint narcotics investigation led to Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducting a traffic stop on a semi tractor-trailer March 30.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Apr. 2026
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One person was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries after a pickup truck was wedged between two tractor-trailers during a crash on Interstate 84 in Middlebury on Tuesday that left two people injured.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Aerodyne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerodyne. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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