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Recent Examples of airship
Sceye, in the meantime, is working on increasing the endurance of its airship and hopes to commence commercial service in 2027.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 24 Nov. 2025
So what's the difference between a blimp and other kinds of airship?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Only two of 83 people onboard survived, and the accident helped end the United States’ airship era.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
Noun
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The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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AutoFlight has unveiled Matrix, a five-ton electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, and completed a public full-transition flight at its low-altitude test center.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Iran seizes 2 ships on smuggling claims DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Beyond climate science, the researchers say the system could also improve safety and planning for ships operating in polar regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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This was, on its face, a minor achievement; after all, airplanes had been flying themselves for decades.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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For comparison, imagine an airplane passenger looking out the window and trying to identify neighborhood boundaries within a city below.—
Amber Dance,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Feb. 2026
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Adenot, a military helicopter pilot, is only the second French woman to fly in space.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Authorities used aerial drones and a helicopter to search for the missing worker.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday morning, Russian planes dropped seven powerful glide bombs on Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, killing an 11-year-old girl and her mother, according to regional chief Vadym Filashkin.—
EMMA BURROWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The update introduces a unified control plane that ties together silicon, systems, optics, and software across on-premises and cloud environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The demonstration was meant to highlight control and coordination, not the airframe itself.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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One of four repair plants in the United States, the Indianapolis location is the company's largest airframe facility in the country.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 Dec. 2025
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Interstate 70 was shut down for several hours on Tuesday morning due to an overnight wrong-way crash involving a tractor-trailer in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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