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airborne

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


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The newspaper offered a $5 prize in a contest to name the airborne deportations.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Here the airborne concrete terraces above were anchored to the earth, reconciling the products of the machine with nature, making Fallingwater the definitive example of what Wright called his “organic architecture.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

"We were very excited to see that GHP-88310 given by mouth completely prevented airborne transmission in our ferret model of measles," said first author Carolin Lieber, a senior postdoctoral fellow in the Plemper lab.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Referred to as "Rise", the new advanced engine has undergone hundreds of hours of ground tests, ahead of airborne testing expected before the end of the decade, CFM announced at Farnborough.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

I am suddenly engulfed in light and am airborne.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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