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Recent Examples of airliner
Yet, Luckey maintained that the secure zone of an airport and a commercial airliner are relatively safe environments.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Slated for publication on February 10, Cold Zero watches as a cutting-edge commercial airliner crash-lands near the North Pole, stranding survivors in one of the most hostile environments on Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
A week earlier, on July 19, controllers at National Airport had tracked several unidentified blips, corroborated by Andrews, Bolling Air Force Base and a commercial pilot who reported bright lights pacing his airliner.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Gone are the days when an airliner would have a lounge or even a piano bar.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Slated for publication on February 10, Cold Zero watches as a cutting-edge commercial airliner crash-lands near the North Pole, stranding survivors in one of the most hostile environments on Earth.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
A week earlier, on July 19, controllers at National Airport had tracked several unidentified blips, corroborated by Andrews, Bolling Air Force Base and a commercial pilot who reported bright lights pacing his airliner.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Gone are the days when an airliner would have a lounge or even a piano bar.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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With this step, the EPA has abandoned its responsibility to protect us from the effects of harmful heat-trapping emissions from sources like cars, trucks, airplanes and power plants.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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That performance means massive benefits for wind turbines, airplanes, and certainly spaceships, space stations, and interplanetary probes far from any possible repair shop.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman rode on Epstein’s plane and exchanged suggestive messages with Maxwell, the files the DOJ released show.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Once the sale is completed, Spirit will be operating 94 planes, with 28 owned and 66 leased, according to the court file.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Hamadan Airbase in western Iran, craters created by bombs on the runway have been filled and aircraft shelters repaired, according to a CNN analysis and Lair.—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Air Force has already started repainting some of the aircraft designated as presidential jets.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, Hapag-Lloyd has beefed up its container vessel fleet via acquisitions, scooping up the 6,589-TEU liner business of South African shipping company Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL) in 2022.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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The best way to stop contamination from reaching groundwater is by installing a nonpermeable liner under the pond.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now, with new funding secured, the Horizon Evo has been made public, marking the point where Natilus transitions from theoretical concepts toward creating a commercially viable airframe.—
David Szondy
February 10,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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And there was a program, over many years, to make a major Canadian commitment to American airframes for defense of the skies over Canada and the Arctic.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Today, the average time to get a container from a ship to a train is just under four days.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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To minimize seasickness, choose a stateroom on a lower deck in the middle of the ship.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Then, and immediately, the place sounded like a jetliner was landing next door on Franklin Field.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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