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Recent Examples of airship
The Hindenburg crash effectively brought about the end of the commercial airship industry.
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John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The museum’s showstopper is the Gulliver Airship, a fantastic and imaginative 130-foot-long wood and steel zeppelin inspired by airships of the early twentieth century.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether its airship ultimately ends up an economic boon or boondoggle remains to be seen ... although the same can be said of many other visionary startups, airship and otherwise.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The museum’s showstopper is the Gulliver Airship, a fantastic and imaginative 130-foot-long wood and steel zeppelin inspired by airships of the early twentieth century.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether its airship ultimately ends up an economic boon or boondoggle remains to be seen ... although the same can be said of many other visionary startups, airship and otherwise.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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Riva’s iconic Italian style will now be weaved into two aircraft in Flexjet’s fleet, under the name Riva Volare.—
Katia Damborsky,
Robb Report,
27 June 2025
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With Operation Midnight Hammer—a complex operation involving hundreds of aircraft and naval vessels, several dozen Tomahawk missiles, and 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators—America joined Israel’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.—
NR Editors,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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Many ships have also opted to sail only during daylight hours to avoid nighttime risks.—
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CNBC,
25 June 2025
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The ship has 11 decks, three pools (including an adults-only pool), a spa, a sports deck, and 875 staterooms ranging from cozy to spacious two-bedroom suites.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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With a touch of a button, the airplane lands itself.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The airplane impacted one residential structure and 20 vehicles, which were damaged or destroyed by impact or post-impact fire.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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The Placer County Sheriff's Office Dive Team, search and rescue units, CAL FIRE’s Technical Rescue Team and a California Highway Patrol helicopter were used in the rescue efforts.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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The eVTOL market is poised to revolutionize urban mobility by introducing aircraft that are significantly quieter than traditional helicopters.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Typically, when a player was cut, Langford said the team manager or another lower-level employee would show up with the bad news and a plane ticket.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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People should be able to coexist on a plane with a baby.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The use case that really stuck with me was aerospace, specifically the idea that a single M2000 can simulate a multibillion-cell airframe in under 24 hours — something that would normally take a Top 500 supercomputer eight days.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Still, their airframes are approximately half a century old, their lifespan doubtlessly nearing an end , and their best-before date long in the rearview mirror.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Shah’s next big hurdle is to maintain dominance in India’s SUV and tractor market while racing into the EV future.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In the sweet shot, Farley, a TV producer, is smiling and pointing to a bright-red tractor in the corner of the photo.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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