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Recent Examples of airship
Like other airship projects, though, progress has been slow, bumpy and always uncertain.
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New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
The airship’s demise was also hastened by events like the Hindenburg disaster.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
On the night of October 13, 1915, a German airship known as L.13 dropped 12 bombs over the St. Catherine’s area, one of which struck Loquats, damaging the house along with several neighboring properties.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Officers also arrested a person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and took another person into custody for allegedly discharging a laser at an LAPD airship, authorities said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2025
The airship’s demise was also hastened by events like the Hindenburg disaster.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
On the night of October 13, 1915, a German airship known as L.13 dropped 12 bombs over the St. Catherine’s area, one of which struck Loquats, damaging the house along with several neighboring properties.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 June 2025
Officers also arrested a person on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer and took another person into custody for allegedly discharging a laser at an LAPD airship, authorities said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airship
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Several more sectoral tariffs may be introduced pending Section 232 Commerce Department investigations, such as on semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, and commercial aircraft and engines.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
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Radar altimeters measure the distance between an aircraft and the ground, while barometric altimeters use air pressure to estimate altitude.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Two environment groups on Wednesday announced their intent to sue the federal government for failing to protect whales off California’s coast from fatal ship strikes.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
31 July 2025
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The brand has worked on several high-profile legacy ship restoration projects, such as the Cynara, a 96-foot classic yacht built by Camper and Nicholson in 1927 that was expertly restored in Japan in 2021, reinforcing its anchor positioning in the classic sailing sector.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
31 July 2025
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An airplane flies in the air, and there are two ways to get the internet to connect to such a place: from above or below.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
25 July 2025
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On Tuesday, July 22, an ultralight airplane piloted by 75-year-old Sergio Ravaglia crashed onto the pavement of Corda Molle in a hamlet in Azzano Mella, Brescia, before bursting into flames.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The cause is, however, still being investigated. 39 engines, three water tenders, one helicopter, four dozers and nine hand crews are working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
30 July 2025
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Due to low visibility and bad weather, the rescue operation had been unable to deploy its military helicopters, Faraq said, according to AP.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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In 1943: Operation Gomorrah began as British and U.S. planes bombed the city of Hamburg, Germany, day and night.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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From sightseeing to sitting on a plane, these are the wool socks that impressed us most with a high-quality feel and comfortable fit.—
Lauren Breedlove,
Travel + Leisure,
24 July 2025
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This can be so severe that the US Civil Air Administration once built a chicken gun that used compressed air to fire bird carcasses at airframes to simulate avian impacts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 July 2025
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Through the use of a long, narrow airframe and canards, the X-59 is able to reduce the noise that reaches the ground from sonic booms generated as the aircraft crosses the speed of sound.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
20 May 2025
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Birkin famously sketched her ideal bag on an aeroplane sickness bag and the rest is history.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 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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Photo : Jeremy Swanson Photography Vehicles such as tractors can be stored in the space.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
14 July 2025
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The 16th annual tractor parade promotes Michigan agriculture and the love of vintage tractors, the St. Ignace Visitors Bureau's website says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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“Airship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airship. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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