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Recent Examples of airship
The Hindenburg crash effectively brought about the end of the commercial airship industry.
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John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The museum’s showstopper is the Gulliver Airship, a fantastic and imaginative 130-foot-long wood and steel zeppelin inspired by airships of the early twentieth century.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether its airship ultimately ends up an economic boon or boondoggle remains to be seen ... although the same can be said of many other visionary startups, airship and otherwise.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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John Otis, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The museum’s showstopper is the Gulliver Airship, a fantastic and imaginative 130-foot-long wood and steel zeppelin inspired by airships of the early twentieth century.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Whether its airship ultimately ends up an economic boon or boondoggle remains to be seen ... although the same can be said of many other visionary startups, airship and otherwise.
—New Atlas, 6 Feb. 2025
In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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Wait times for popular new aircraft models already stretch into the next decade with demand still strong.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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By Phase Three, the goal will be to install the relays in conventional aircraft that will be able to deliver 10 kW of optical energy across 125 miles (200 km).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 June 2025
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As of June 12, the ship was still partially sunken about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, and a broadcast notice was issued telling mariners to avoid the area, according to officials.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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When the Yautja harpoon the ship from below, the humans are temporarily blocked from taking off until Ursa decides to sacrifice herself, sliding down the cable and severing it from the ship.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
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More than half of travelers (52 percent) believed people should never fart on an airplane and should hold it in, with Americans (54 percent) more likely than Brits (47 percent) to agree.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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As Trump is relying on Qatar for hostage release talks and supplying him with a new presidential airplane, Stutzman said Doha cannot be trusted.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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The fire is fought by 10 engines, two water tenders, one helicopter, two dozers and one hand crew.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2025
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Those Army helicopters were from the same unit as the one that crashed.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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Meanwhile, visitors can find two of the Air Force’s newest arrivals, autonomous planes that are part of the base’s collaborative combat aircraft mission, grounded but on display for the public to see.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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War planes fly over the international ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings June 6 on Utah Beach, Normandy.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Still, their airframes are approximately half a century old, their lifespan doubtlessly nearing an end , and their best-before date long in the rearview mirror.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Meisner said that the company has a strong retention rate and that some employees earn their FAA licenses to work on airplane engines or airframes on the job.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Shah’s next big hurdle is to maintain dominance in India’s SUV and tractor market while racing into the EV future.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In the sweet shot, Farley, a TV producer, is smiling and pointing to a bright-red tractor in the corner of the photo.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
9 June 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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