airborne

Example Sentences

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The discovery began during a collaborative project examining airborne microplastics in Michigan.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Using this we checked flight-tracking site Flightradar24 which showed it was airborne near the base on 18 March.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Paired with modern airborne methods, the old maps can help target and reduce the cost of subsurface mapping—especially due to the difficulty and expense of operating in modern-day Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

On Tuesday, however, oil prices recouped much of those losses following reports that the Pentagon plans to deploy an airborne Army unit to the Middle East.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

A horrid hiss arched above me from the airborne one-eyed cat.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck