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Recent Examples of midair
The agency announced the penalty Friday, citing a 2024 midair emergency and failures to meet aircraft worthiness inspections.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The busy airspace around the airport has been under intense scrutiny following the midair collision.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms to PEOPLE that a Cessna 172 airplane and an Extra EA 300 collided midair while approaching the airport, with a preliminary report expected within 30 days of the accident.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One person was killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair near the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado on Sunday, law enforcement officials said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
The busy airspace around the airport has been under intense scrutiny following the midair collision.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board confirms to PEOPLE that a Cessna 172 airplane and an Extra EA 300 collided midair while approaching the airport, with a preliminary report expected within 30 days of the accident.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One person was killed, and three others were injured after two planes collided midair near the Fort Morgan Municipal Airport in Colorado on Sunday, law enforcement officials said.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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Drones light up the Burbank sky.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Smoke persisted until the inversion lifted late this morning, followed by mostly sunny skies.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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See the best and worst moments of the night — and spare a thought for the actresses whose ribcages were crushed in the name of fashion — in our roundup of the highs, lows and yikes of the Emmys.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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