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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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Michael Boaz, former town manager of Pilot Mountain, N.C., was indicted on a felony embezzlement charge on May 11 for allegedly misusing taxpayer money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

At the time, the Urban Community Initiative Pilot had been launched by the European Union.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

It then collided with a Honda Pilot SUV traveling in the opposite direction, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The flights are part of the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, Integration Pilot Program, or eIPP, launched by the Transportation Department in 2025 to accelerate the development and adoption of air taxis.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Pilot pricked up his ears when I came in: then he jumped up with a yelp and a whine, and bounded towards me: he almost knocked the tray from my hands.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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