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On April 28, American warplanes struck a migrant detention center in the northern Yemeni city of Sadah, then dropped more bombs on emergency workers who arrived in the aftermath.
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Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
There were the two leaders—Putin and President Donald Trump—shaking hands and grinning as American warplanes, including a B-2 bomber, flew over them in formation.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
On the morning of June 13, Israeli air force warplanes fired air-to-ground missiles at those coordinates, killing all 11.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Nowhere were drones displayed so mightily than in June with Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, in which Kyiv spent months smuggling hundreds of small drones deep inside Russia for coordinated strike that destroyed upwards of 40 Russian warplanes on five airbases.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
There were the two leaders—Putin and President Donald Trump—shaking hands and grinning as American warplanes, including a B-2 bomber, flew over them in formation.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
On the morning of June 13, Israeli air force warplanes fired air-to-ground missiles at those coordinates, killing all 11.
—Yossi Melman, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2025
Nowhere were drones displayed so mightily than in June with Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb, in which Kyiv spent months smuggling hundreds of small drones deep inside Russia for coordinated strike that destroyed upwards of 40 Russian warplanes on five airbases.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 6 Aug. 2025
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And as federal agents and local police wrongly focussed on Richard Jewell, a security guard who had spotted the suspicious package and should have been hailed as a hero, the real bomber disappeared.—
John Archibald,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with The Charlotte Observer, Sinise said that Soaring Valor grew out of his relationship with the WWII museum and his desire to preserve veterans’ stories like those of his Uncle Jack, a B-17 bomber crew member.—
Chase Jordan
October 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Normally, Crow notes, the jet covers stay on, so nothing ever comes out.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In a video posted to 50 Cent’s Instagram, the mogul is seen making some jokes while aboard a private jet with Tony Yayo about leaving G-Unit.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ports include Friday Harbor, Port Townsend and Poulsbo, and guests can enjoy whale watching, seaplane rides, kayaking and more.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Thompson is perfectly paired with Wilson, an actor who can go from disheveled wallflower to calculating plotter to deer-in-the-headlights comic fighter with a widening of the eye or twisting of the lips.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Andrew is part philosopher, part fighter — a man who defies easy categorization, bridging worlds that rarely meet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jennifer Buchanan | Via Reuters Boeing has won regulator approval to ramp up production of its best-selling 737 Max jetliners to 42 a month, a milestone for the manufacturer nearly two years after the Federal Aviation Administration capped its output after a midair near-catastrophe.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Two notable episodes include the Trump Organization striking a deal in April to develop a golf resort in Qatar, the first such foreign deal since Trump took office a second time in January, and Trump's acceptance of a luxury jetliner gifted by Qatar in May.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Warplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warplane. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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