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Recent Examples of airship
The airship can reach altitude in less than 30 minutes, with a single craft able to replace up to 25 ground towers.
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Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2025
Moments later, a police airship known as Air 16 responded to the call and arrived at the scene, hovering over the property.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 23 July 2025
In the past airships like Zeppelins and blimps used hydrogen but for obvious fiery reasons, helium is now the preferred option.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The others were in connection with resisting a police officer, pointing a laser at an airship, and for a robbery warrant following a detention for curfew.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Maurizio Arseni, IEEE Spectrum, 31 July 2025
Moments later, a police airship known as Air 16 responded to the call and arrived at the scene, hovering over the property.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 23 July 2025
In the past airships like Zeppelins and blimps used hydrogen but for obvious fiery reasons, helium is now the preferred option.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
The others were in connection with resisting a police officer, pointing a laser at an airship, and for a robbery warrant following a detention for curfew.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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On September 10, when several Russian drones breached Poland’s airspace, NATO aircraft were scrambled to intercept and shoot down some of the devices.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Last month, Russian drones also twice crossed into NATO airspace, prompting allied aircraft to shoot down several over Polish territory.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The fleet encountered a hurricane off the coast of Eastern Florida in an area now known as the Treasure Coast — named for the fact that a large number of shipwrecks took place there — and all but one of the fleet’s approximately 12 ships were destroyed.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the ship arrived in Miami, federal health agency says 94 passengers onboard Serenade of the Seas reported falling ill.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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It’s made with ultra-soft, fleecy Scuba fabric that is perfect for cozying up during a long-haul flight, but the fashion-forward design can be worn straight from the airplane to lunch or sightseeing.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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The recall was announced on October 2, after federal testing determined that a toy airplane contained within the eggs exceeded the federal lead content ban.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Representatives for Reach, which is based at McClellan Airport, confirmed the crash involving its helicopter.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Halvorson was pulled from the burning debris in less than two minutes and rushed to waiting medics and flown in a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, with significant injuries.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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Flight tracking website Flightradar showed several planes circling the airport at around 11pm local time before heading to other destinations.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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To do this, the mission is leaning on the ER-2 (Earth Resources 2) aircraft, which is NASA's adaptation of the Lockheed Martin U-2 reconnaissance plane, optimized for civilian missions.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dogfighting drills push both the airframe and the pilot to their physical limits, with G-forces that test human endurance.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over time, if the aircraft stays under it, the airframe is going to hold up just fine.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 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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Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The country is also the leading global exporter of tractor trucks, 95% of which are destined for the United States.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Attractions include tractor rides and more than 40 vendors.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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