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airport

[air-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈɛərˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /


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The Houthis said they were retaliating for what they have called a Saudi blockade of their territory, as well as an air strike on Sanaa airport that they blamed on the kingdom.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Airport officials at the busy international airport in Lagos were Friday screening all international inbound travellers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

They alleged that weeks later, after being held without access to lawyers in a detention centre, he was handed over to FBI agents at an airport in Misrata and flown to the United States.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The man who flew into Nairobi’s main airport this month almost immediately showed classic symptoms of the highly contagious Ebola virus: a high fever and blood pooling under his skin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In the back of Jean’s car, driving from the airport for the first time toward Edmond, I cried.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri


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