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Recent Examples of liner
Blush, liquid liner, powder and more available.
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
If a new handbag or pair of shoes from your favorite designer brand isn’t currently in the cards, purchasing a smooth lip liner or shimmery eye shadow is a small way to treat yourself.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
In the 21st century, the Star Princess, a cruise liner operated by Princess Cruises, has proven no exception.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Galloway smokes a liner down the third base line, but Nico Partida stops it from getting into the outfield.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Tory Johnson, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
If a new handbag or pair of shoes from your favorite designer brand isn’t currently in the cards, purchasing a smooth lip liner or shimmery eye shadow is a small way to treat yourself.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
In the 21st century, the Star Princess, a cruise liner operated by Princess Cruises, has proven no exception.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
Galloway smokes a liner down the third base line, but Nico Partida stops it from getting into the outfield.
—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liner
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In 2023, the plane went through a detailed revision known as an overhaul, in which its engines were inspected and key components were replaced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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According to Air Canada, 39 of the passengers and crew members were injured when the arriving Air Canada Express plane collided with an emergency vehicle on a runway just before midnight Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Normally ships use a two-lane shipping channel in the middle of the strait.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Two years ago, a ship the size of three football fields struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a nearly two-mile-long bridge that served as a core artery of the irreplaceable Port of Baltimore.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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While much of an airplane is made of aluminum, the nose tip, which houses the radar equipment, is made of plastic.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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Einsetler said coordination between emergency equipment moving across runways and airplanes is a key priority for air traffic controllers.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Graves has been at the center of discussions about aviation safety and investigations into the deadly 2025 collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The issues included airport signage regulation, aviation permitting for the developer of a supersonic airliner and advancements in GPS technology.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ongoing strikes and counterstrikes on Persian Gulf refineries, pipelines, gas fields and tanker terminals threaten to the prolong the global economic pain for months, even years.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked to most traffic, Saudi Arabia is routing oil exports through its east-west pipeline to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea, and tanker traffic there has surged.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Tuskegee Airmen were a group of more than 900 African-American military pilots and airmen who flew combat aircraft in World War II.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The statement adds that the pilots saw the helicopter, received a traffic alert and leveled the aircraft.—
Sarah Ploss,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Joby Aviation kickstarts nationwide eVTOL tour The Joby air taxi is piloted, though the company eventually aims to automate its flight services.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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McCaffrey said the service would likely be focused in dense urban environments like the Bay Area, New York, or Los Angeles – the latter of which selected Archer to be the official air taxi provider for the 2028 Olympics.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world at the time, was the industry’s crowning achievement — as well as a propaganda vehicle for Nazi Germany.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
18 Feb. 2026
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The airship is an example of a technology called high-altitude wind energy (HAWE), which is effectively a floating wind turbine or generator.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Liner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liner. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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