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Stealth Hotel Gamble on Friday told The Star that building’s design came from his desire to recognize not only the B-2 stealth bomber stationed in Missouri at Whiteman Air Force Base in Knob Noster, but also the many people who work and live around the base.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
In the dark, bomber crews guided their planes onto runways.
—Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
Golf’s biggest bomber in his first major hunt Imagine normally hitting a golf ball several yards farther than Rory McIlroy.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Accomplice to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the attack that killed 168 people in 1994, including 19 children, Terry Nichols was found guilty on 161 state murder charges.
—USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
In the dark, bomber crews guided their planes onto runways.
—Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
Golf’s biggest bomber in his first major hunt Imagine normally hitting a golf ball several yards farther than Rory McIlroy.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Accomplice to Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in the attack that killed 168 people in 1994, including 19 children, Terry Nichols was found guilty on 161 state murder charges.
—USA Today, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomber
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Here’s what to know: Are F-16 fighter jets coming to Boise? Gowen Field is currently home to 21 A-10 Thunderbolt II warplanes, affectionately known as Warthogs.—
Hali Smith
April 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Apr. 2026
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Israeli warplanes have unleashed an intense barrage of strikes on the southern town of Nabatiyeh, sending giant plumes of black smoke billowing over the regional hub of southern Lebanon.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
16 Apr. 2026
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Set the scene Hamilton Island is undoubtedly the most glamorous in the archipelago, thanks to its high-end clientele who dock their yachts at the marina or land their jets at the Whitsundays’ only island airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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One of six children, the then 16-year-old loved the annual trip to the Massachusetts island, a paradise full of sparkling water, jet-skis, and endless sun.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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Guests can reach the 71-villa resort by seaplane or through Dharavandhoo Airport.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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These sites are all located within the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, which covers the southern part of Haida Gwaii and is only accessible by boat or seaplane.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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His plane of choice hasn't changed – the TBM Avenger, the Navy's main torpedo bomber during World War II, particularly in the Pacific theater.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Given Coker’s track record and the desire to build attention for the new MMA league and its fighters, tournaments are expected to play a key role.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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Few modern fighters have this feature, and the old F-18s cannot match it.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Previous Conservation Station elements including the veterinary treatment room, animal nutrition window and the amphibian, reptile and invertebrate windows again will be available.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Now, the tiny messenger of winter’s end is on track to become Connecticut’s state amphibian, indelibly tying the identity of the Nutmeg State to the moment when green returns to the landscape and winter coats return to the closet.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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As expected, the ship—wider than and nearly as long a Boeing 777 jetliner—tipped over and exploded in a fireball, putting an exclamation point on V3’s trip halfway around the world from the Texas Gulf Coast.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2026
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No pattern enacted on these buttons will safely land a four-hundred-ton jetliner, flaring and bouncing and settling heavily onto its twenty-two wheels while the spoilers on the wings snap up and the jets scream in reverse and the passengers sigh in relief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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