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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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The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, a five-ton electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and completed a public full-transition flight at its low-altitude test center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Iran seizes 2 ships on smuggling claims DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Beyond climate science, the researchers say the system could also improve safety and planning for ships operating in polar regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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If you aren’t sold on airplane jeans, this would be the easiest way to elevate your travel outfit.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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This was, after all, a man accustomed to jumping out of airplanes without parachutes, starring under the big top of Nitro Circus, and treating physics like a polite suggestion.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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National Guard troops were delivering supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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About 80 warming centers were opened, and National Guard troops delivered supplies by truck and helicopter.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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China’s biggest commercial plane manufacturer is hoping its showcase at the Singapore Airshow this week will finally lift international appetite for its jets.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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But after being tipped off by Roxana, Roper hatched a plan to use two different planes, sending the empty plane to the authorities and the real plane to the Colombian militants in the jungle.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 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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One of four repair plants in the United States, the Indianapolis location is the company's largest airframe facility in the country.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 Dec. 2025
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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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Dakar captures their tractor turning over the earth and storks swooping down for wiggling worms to feed their young.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Grace was driving on the Parkway West Saturday morning when a large sheet of ice flew off a tractor-trailer on the opposite side of the highway and crashed straight through her windshield.—
Shelley Bortz,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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