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Recent Examples of airliner
For an airliner already in operation which is set to change the air map of the world, look no further than the Airbus A321XLR.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, the film follows an airliner threatened by a bomb that will detonate if the plane drops below 4,000 feet.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
The incident came nearly two months after a fatal collision at the same airport between an airliner and an Army helicopter.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Just weeks after the first fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in nearly 16 years and following a handful of other high-profile aviation incidents since, many people are left wondering if flying is still the safest way to get around.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling, the film follows an airliner threatened by a bomb that will detonate if the plane drops below 4,000 feet.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
The incident came nearly two months after a fatal collision at the same airport between an airliner and an Army helicopter.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Just weeks after the first fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in nearly 16 years and following a handful of other high-profile aviation incidents since, many people are left wondering if flying is still the safest way to get around.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airliner
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More than half of travelers (52 percent) believed people should never fart on an airplane and should hold it in, with Americans (54 percent) more likely than Brits (47 percent) to agree.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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As Trump is relying on Qatar for hostage release talks and supplying him with a new presidential airplane, Stutzman said Doha cannot be trusted.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The appearance of Trump's name in the flight logs does not necessarily indicate wrongdoing, as many of the individuals named could have been on Epstein's plane for legitimate reasons.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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War planes fly over the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings June 6 on Utah Beach, Normandy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Russia is known to have placed tires on the wings of its aircraft throughout the war, trying to fend off Ukrainian drone attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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But Earhart had actually stepped out of the rear of the aircraft, and a man whom Putnam had identified to the press as her mechanic could be seen sitting in the cockpit.—
Laurie Gwen Shapiro,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The center has been closed for a a maintenance project, including a new pool liner and tile replacement, but is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, June 3.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2025
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Some hammocks are suitable for sleeping in and have built-in liners and mosquito nets.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 May 2025
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The force of the blasts cut the plane’s control cables and damaged its airframe.—
Linda Dudik,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 May 2025
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By studying the images, engineers can confirm and enhance the sonic-boom-deadening properties for the XB-1's airframe.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Knight IEMs ship with high-quality 8-core OCC cable with OFC silver plating.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The currents in the East River are quite strong, and may have been one of the causes why the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this month.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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The jetliner would be the most expensive gift ever given to a sitting American president, by far.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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“Airliner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airliner. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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