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Recent Examples of midair
Boeing was forced to scale back production in recent years following two fatal crashes of its popular 737 Max aircraft in 2018 and 2019 and a midair blowout of a door plug from one of its planes in the first week of 2024.
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
Brian Sherr At least one person was killed and another critically injured on Sunday when two helicopters collided midair and crashed in a suburban Philadelphia town, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Jayme Thornton Crossfire’s approach of detonating water balloons in midair—which has yet to be patented so the team would not describe it in detail—could eventually change the calculation about how much suppressant is needed to fight fires.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
While the midair dustups are trending down after the Federal Aviation Administration adopted a zero-tolerance policy and increased fines almost five years ago, the incidents will end up close to double the three-year average before the pandemic.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
Brian Sherr At least one person was killed and another critically injured on Sunday when two helicopters collided midair and crashed in a suburban Philadelphia town, authorities said.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Jayme Thornton Crossfire’s approach of detonating water balloons in midair—which has yet to be patented so the team would not describe it in detail—could eventually change the calculation about how much suppressant is needed to fight fires.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
While the midair dustups are trending down after the Federal Aviation Administration adopted a zero-tolerance policy and increased fines almost five years ago, the incidents will end up close to double the three-year average before the pandemic.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
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The Milky Way lights up the night sky over a desert road in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s top places to travel in 2026.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Tule fog becomes especially dense when moist marine air, calm winds and clear skies come together.—
Lauren Chapman,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Colorado’s public schools recorded their lowest dropout rate ever during the last academic year as four-year graduation rates surpassed a 10-year high, according to new state data.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Overall, the industry was down 34 percent from the lucrative highs of the prior week, with attendance dropping close to 13 percent and the average ticket price dropping $40.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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