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plane

[pleyn] / pleɪn /






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Before boarding the plane for Islamabad Friday, Vance paused to lay out expectations for the coming talks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Then they will be flown ashore by helicopter before being taken by plane to Nasa's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Last month, another American Airlines flight, from New York to Chicago, made an emergency landing in Detroit because an unruly passenger was demanding that the plane land.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Life felt fairly normal, but then they would call me and be like, “Hey, we need to get on a plane tonight to be on ‘TRL.’ tomorrow.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Just as rebelliously, Angela kept watching the plane parked at 2B, instead of bending her head back down to concentrate on her computer.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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