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Its international airport — which only recently reopened — has the remains of propeller planes carelessly tossed to the side of the runway, their bodies riddled with bullet holes and their wings askew.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

More than 30 years before Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Model X, another entrepreneur sought to shake up the auto world with a futuristic vehicle whose doors opened like a bird’s wings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The design for devices such as the MacBook Air saw keyboards fitted with a two-sided hinged keyboard switch, which somewhat resembled butterfly wings.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In addition to OpenAI and Anthropic, there’s talk that other major private tech companies such as Databricks, software firm Canva and payments giant Stripe could be waiting in the wings.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Sarah R. burst out with the kind of auntie laugh that could probably be heard way back in the wings of the stage.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith