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Recent Examples of airship
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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Following the aircraft’s safe landing, response crews inspected the plane and worked to identify the passenger who created the threatening Wi-Fi hotspot name, airline officials said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Oliver Contreras | Afp | Getty Images Before the meeting, Denmark announced plans on Wednesday to beef up its military presence in and around Greenland, saying the exercise activities could include guarding national infrastructure, deploying fighter aircraft and conducting naval operations.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2026
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Aerial view of cargo ship and cargo container in harbor.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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After initial medical checkouts on SpaceX's recovery ship Shannon, the crew will be flown to a local hospital for a more thorough evaluation before being flown to Houston to be reunited with their families.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, deputies and volunteer pilots flying the sheriff's office airplane were monitoring the tracks early Sunday.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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More and more global airlines are looking at snagging long-haul jets like Boeing’s Dreamliner and Airbus’ A330 and A350s for the coming years, heating up the wide-body airplane market, analysts said.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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Greg Nyberg, who quickly phoned the Washington Air National Guard and ordered that a helicopter to attempt a rescue.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Geopolitically weakened, Iran can’t expect its ally Russia to come to its aid, beyond shipping helicopters and harboring fleeing leaders, Carnegie Politika wrote.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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From looking out for the notification from Delta that my luggage has been loaded on the plane to keeping an eye on FindMy at baggage claim, this portable charger is an indispensable travel essential.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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About 20 Air Force combat planes, including F-15Es, A-10s and AC-130J gunships, as well as MQ-9 Reaper drones and Jordanian F-16 fighter jets, fired more than 90 bombs and missiles toward at least 35 targets Saturday, according to Capt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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According to Kratos, the Marine Corps’ Valkyrie CCA will be able to tackle multiple missions with its modular airframe.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Its massive Olympus engines could have pushed the envelope further but to go any faster would have heated the airframe beyond safety limits.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Dec. 2025
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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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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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LaPorta was helping a driver after a crash on icy Route 146 in the early morning of January 7 when he was suddenly hit by a tractor-trailer.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Vehicles not meeting passenger vehicle characteristics including, but not limited to, tractor-trailers, buses, motor homes and step or cube vans, the Authority said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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