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airliner

[air-lahy-ner] / ˈɛərˌlaɪ nər /




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A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon Sept. 14, 2001, in Arlington, Va., at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 2024, Putin apologised to the president of neighbouring Azerbaijan over the downing of a commercial airliner in Russian airspace, in which 38 people were killed.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

He was found not guilty but a second Libyan, Abdulbasset Al Megrahi, was convicted of playing a key role in the bombing of the American airliner.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Qatar's royal family donated the luxury airliner last year after Trump complained about the state of the two aging jets that have served as the US presidential plane since 1990.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

An airliner some thirty miles away reported being pelted with rocks.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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