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airborne

[air-bawrn, -bohrn] / ˈɛərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn /


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It signed an agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop an automated airborne biosurveillance system for the U.S. and has begun deploying Argus in some parts of the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The release includes incidents dating back to 1952, including footage filmed near Tremonton, Utah, by US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Delbert C. Newhouse, who reported seeing and filming a group of bright airborne objects.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But in the meantime, the plant formerly known as Ilva has been ordered to shut off its blast furnaces by October 28 due to the presence of asbestos and illegal levels of fine airborne particles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Kelly Lange worked for several years as an airborne radio traffic reporter before becoming a groundbreaking female nightly news anchor for the NBC station here and a guest host for the NBC network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

That many particles of airborne Ebola could easily hatch out of a single cell.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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