mainline
Example Sentences
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The service is installed on more than 300 of those planes but just 18 of its mainline jets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Alexander told BBC Breakfast that BTP officers would increase visible patrols at mainline stations over the coming days "because I do understand that people will want to feel reassured following what happened".
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
In July, Alaska canceled dozens of flights, or about 10% of its mainline schedule, after a critical piece of hardware at a data center failed, bringing down airline systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
He used to present as a staid mainline Episcopalian, but now he denounces that church and speaks of being “mauled by demons.”
From Salon • May 19, 2025
But over the last forty years, evangelicals have pulled steadily closer in income and education to mainline Protestants in the historically affluent establishment denominations.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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