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Recent Examples of detrain
Passengers were told to detrain before bomb squad members boarded and searched the train.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detrain
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Video journalists reporting on the Monday arrival of President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to Hanoi airport captured the shocking moment when the world leader was clearly struck on the face before deplaning.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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That’s the most delays since the Tarmac Delay Rule took effect in 2010, allowing airlines to be fined up to $27,500 per passenger if a domestic flight remains on the tarmac for more than three hours without deplaning.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
22 May 2025
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The office of French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed suggestions of discord after footage emerged appearing to show his wife, Brigitte Macron, pushing him in the face before the couple disembarked from a plane in Vietnam.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
26 May 2025
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The black luxury bus pulled up to the front entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel Austin at twilight, and when Jim Irsay disembarked — cane in hand, flustered expression on his weathered face — something seemed a little off.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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“Detrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detrain. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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