warplane

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Recent Examples of warplane Rare earths are key inputs in weapons platforms such as the F-35 warplane as well as consumer products like electric vehicles and smartphones. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 In the three months since U.S. and Israeli warplanes struck three main nuclear facilities in Iran, satellite photos from Maxar indicate significant construction activity at Kuh-e Kolang Gaz La, or Pickaxe Mountain, which was not targeted in the air war. Dan De Luce, NBC news, 27 Sep. 2025 This refers to the 2015 incident in which a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24M bomber which had violated its airspace for 17 seconds in the first time a NATO member had downed a Russian warplane since the Korean War. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Russian warplanes breach Estonian airspace Three Russian fighter jets crossed into Estonian airspace Friday, in another serious breach of NATO territory after Russia’s aerial incursion into Romania and Poland last week. semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
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Noun
  • Communications student Loane Concy Clementia recently stood outside the Rabanne show at Paris Fashion Week, wearing a black bra, a white lace and satin skirt and a white fur bomber off the shoulder.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Also on Friday, a suicide car bomber struck a security post in the district of North Waziristan, which borders Afghanistan.
    Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Five tankers laden with cargoes including diesel and jet fuel have u-turned in recent days and are now going to East Asia, according to ship-tracking data.
    Nicholas Lua, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Dramatic images captured orange flames curling around a domed roof beneath the night sky, as a silhouetted crane directed a water jet over the raging blaze.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Hop on a seaplane to Vancouver Island, explore historic parks, or simply wander the city streets for some serious people-watching.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The island of Ellaidhoo is located 26 miles west of the capital, Malé, and is only accessible via seaplane or boat.
    Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • France meanwhile has deployed Rafale fighter jets over the skies of the United Arab Emirates to protect its military bases there.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Tehran residents also saw fighter jets flying very low over the city.
    Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The next day, a United jetliner bound for Japan lost a tire while taking off from San Francisco but later landed safely in Los Angeles.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • In 2025, the United States accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jetliner as a gift from Qatar.
    David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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