tarmac
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Areti Anastopoulos, an air traffic controller for more than 30 years, helps approaching pilots to line up their planes, one behind the other, before they touch down on the tarmac.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bild daily reported that the drone found on the tarmac of the eastern German airport carried explosives and a detonator -- but police did not confirm this report to AFP, saying the investigation was ongoing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
On Thursday, Hugging Face’s chief executive, Clément Delangue, posted a photo of an airport tarmac to X. “Heading to San Francisco to have a little chat with that ‘rogue agent,’ ” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Shadow stood up, grabbed his bag, and stepped off the plane, down the steps onto the slick wet tarmac, walking at an even pace toward the lights of the terminal.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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