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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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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Germany and France on Monday scrapped a landmark project to jointly develop a next-generation fighter jet, a core component of Europe’s rearmament effort.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 June 2026
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The only way to arrive is by boat or seaplane.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 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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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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The compromise is mainly symbolic since FCAS is a generic name for such systems and not unique to this plan, but officials have been seeking a formula allowing Macron to relinquish the core fighter without having to declare the whole project dead.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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In combat aviation, fighter and ISR crews operating in dense threat environments often face crushing cognitive loads managing all aspects of flight but also rapidly evolving tactical pictures.—
Tim Burns,
Fortune,
9 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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But after the property was sold, the 71-year-old amphibian headed east for what museum officials hope will become his permanent happily-ever-after.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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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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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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