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jet

[jet] / dʒɛt /




NOUN
vehicle propelled by ejection of pressurized gas or liquid
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After this, the jet returned to its base and police took charge of the incident, he added.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Irish no-frills airline Ryanair said Monday it would launch a cost-cutting drive and hike fares next year to help offset the impact of soaring jet fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

A J-15 jet fighter launched from one of them tailed a Japanese patrol craft for 40 minutes, at one point coming within a horizontal distance of 150 feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

It is not yet clear who was aboard the jet when it crashed, or whether anyone on the ground was injured or killed.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Nurse Beverly wondered if she’d gone too far mentioning the private lake and the jet and the Porsche.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

On the defence budget, the government wants to see an increase of around eight percent from this year to 73.3 trillion won, aiming to secure nuclear-powered submarines and KF-21 fighter jets.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

If these paired jets, known as "di-jets," form near the edge of the collision region, one may have to travel farther through the plasma than the other.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration approved its years-long effort to sell two more variants of its workhorse 737 MAX family, giving the business a set of four single-aisle jets to offer airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Shares of Boeing went into a tailspin Tuesday after the aerospace and defense giant told Wall Street it will come up short of delivery targets for crucial commercial jets, reviving worries about its turnaround.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

A gas jet embedded in one wall would be controlled from his closet, as would other gas jets installed in apartments throughout the building.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Usually, Boro's players would have jetted off on holiday.

From BBC ● May 19, 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 to Malaysia in October to oversee the signing of a follow-on declaration between Thailand and Cambodia, touting new trade deals after the neighbours agreed to prolong their truce.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

Trevor’s storm door creaked open and shut, and I turned around and jetted back into the kitchen.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

You’ve probably seen those Instagram or TikTok posts on extreme day trips: jetting off somewhere exotic for 24 hours no matter the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of their opening T20 World Cup match against Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday after being struck in the groin during training, with Steve Smith jetting in as cover.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

Think of Andrey Arshavin jetting into a snow-bound London in 2008 to sign for Arsenal.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

They were suddenly creatures of pure energy, blurs of black jetting across the clearing and into the trees.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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