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airport

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


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After more than two months away, the president left the airport alongside first lady Chantal Biya, waving from a car on its way to the presidential palace.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

And also settling a very childish dispute between the airport and the contractors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Headlines about the visitors began on their arrival at Perth airport and, during their stay in Western Australia, they were followed to golf courses and even on a trip to an aquarium.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Its role resembles that of an air traffic controller overseeing a crowded airport.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Galina Burdina flew as a civilian pilot for Aeroflot for fifteen years before joining air traffic control; her friend Tamara Pamyatnykh became an air traffic controller at a civilian airport.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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