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Recent Examples of hangar
Leslie Day, a friend who hangared her plane near Ms. Bera’s at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, Calif., outside San Diego, estimated in an interview that Ms. Bera had spent the equivalent of more than three years in the pilot’s seat.
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Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
The issue of high fuel prices came to the board’s attention in late spring when airport tenants – which range from flight schools, to charter aircraft, to hangar renters – began to complain to board members.
—Jordan Graham, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017
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Daniel E. Slotnik, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
The issue of high fuel prices came to the board’s attention in late spring when airport tenants – which range from flight schools, to charter aircraft, to hangar renters – began to complain to board members.
—Jordan Graham, Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hangar
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Avoid tackling your entire bedroom or garage all at once so you don’t get burned out.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Others will turn to the expensive equipment in their basements and garages to practice the kinds of skills no longer demanded or permitted by their jobs.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Structural problems had shuttered the building where the commodity program food was warehoused.—
Mary Hudetz,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2025
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The goal was never to warehouse people or shuffle them around.—
Karen Bass,
Daily News,
7 Dec. 2025
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The gun — a Colt 1908 manufactured in 1921 — was found at the Thornton Distilling Company, housed in the oldest standing brewery in Illinois.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Now the original structure of the two-story, mid-century brick house has a state of the art structure adjacent to that houses the musician’s archives, as well as performance spaces, research rooms and an exhibition room.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Structured enough to cellar, but irresistible right now.—
Devin Parr,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Shipments include six total bottles, two of each selection, so members have one to enjoy now and one to cellar for savoring at a later date.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
20 May 2025
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“Hangar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangar. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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