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jet

[jet] / dʒɛt /




NOUN
vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
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The U.S. fighter jet was the first to be lost over enemy territory in more than 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

A strengthening jet stream will bring deeper, low-pressure systems as the week goes on, with the potential for minor disruption towards next weekend.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Sourcing inexpensive jet engines for interceptors is a big challenge for the West.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

During the start to the week, the jet stream will be relatively weak and loop to the north of the UK, allowing higher pressure to develop and a warm south-westerly airflow to take hold.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

And despite what Hannah keeps telling me, no one has flown a private jet to school—with or without a chef on board.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

He shadowboxes with ostriches and brings in celebrities like Rick Ross and Naomi Campbell for IBA events; he praises Stalin and rides private jets.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

Listen closely to the sound design and hear jets continually rumbling to and from LAX.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

One of the jets hijacked on 9/11 hit the Pentagon in Washington, killing 184 people who were remembered by a single bell tolling as their names were read out.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Six months after Harley Di Nardo’s sister Marisa vanished when jets struck the Twin Towers, police knocked on the door of the Di Nardo family home carrying Marisa’s charred, black purse, found in the rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

By instinct now, it responded to the slanting wing, the dark, enlarging speck, growing each moment, lowering, and coming toward Ben and his family, whose very destinies were fastened to the humming frames of jets.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

As they jetted away from San Francisco International Airport later that night, he said, “I guess I’m not a Beatle anymore.”

From Salon Jun. 26, 2026

Rizer jetted to the West Coast with the list as his guide, pitching Loudoun County to the likes of Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook with a simple but compelling idea.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

They’d jetted in on separate planes, lest one go down.

From Slate Jan. 13, 2026

US President Donald Trump jetted into Malaysia on Sunday to oversee the signing of a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire pact, after deadly cross-border clashes between the countries flared this summer.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

There was no drop to the tracks—the rails started at the end of the steps and jetted into the dark tunnel.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

But this September, they'll take a major step up - jetting off to support Olivia Rodrigo on the first 18 arena dates of her world tour.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Had he made that announcement a few hours earlier, maybe Congress could have passed some sort of brief extension before jetting off.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

For many travelers on a budget, Spirit, like fellow discounter and one-time merger partner Frontier, was the difference between jetting off on vacation or staying closer to home.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Once seated and locked in, it nearly immediately takes off, jetting riders into a darkened hallway with white lights before injecting them into a Lego galaxy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

And yet, I can still imagine jetting across the ocean with Mom by my side.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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