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Recent Examples of tractorsThe show features displays of vintage tractors and engines along with tractor rides, wagon rides, exhibitors, food, live music and a daily parade.—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
All three nuclear powers have established their own nuclear triad, consisting of ICBMs, submarines armed with ballistic missiles and nuclear-capable aircraft, which ensure their forces can survive a first strike and retaliate, thereby deterring a nuclear attack.
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Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Officials say the aircraft can strike drug labs, clandestine airstrips, and vessels linked to trafficking networks.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
Hubbard said the airplanes are typically not jets, but rather turboprop and piston airplanes flying to and from smaller airports.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after a deadly crash in Kentucky.
American, Delta and United airlines each fly hundreds of planes models which have an average age of between 20 to 30 years, according to company reports.
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Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
That passion got me into electric cars, then into electric planes.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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