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Recent Examples of midair
And then this accident happens in D.C. with the midair.
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Jeff Wise, Vulture, 26 May 2025
McLain had to contort himself in midair and reach across his body, but the ball hit off his glove and into the outfield, allowing two runners to score with two outs in the first inning.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 26 May 2025
This news comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following multiple disruptive communications and radar outages at Newark Liberty International, a deadly midair crash in Washington, D.C., several near collisions, and air traffic controller staffing shortages.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 15 May 2025
According to reporting from Local 10 News, the midair altercation prompted the pilot to divert the flight to Miami, where McDougall was removed from the plane but not arrested.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Jeff Wise, Vulture, 26 May 2025
McLain had to contort himself in midair and reach across his body, but the ball hit off his glove and into the outfield, allowing two runners to score with two outs in the first inning.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 26 May 2025
This news comes amid increasing scrutiny on the nation's main aviation agency following multiple disruptive communications and radar outages at Newark Liberty International, a deadly midair crash in Washington, D.C., several near collisions, and air traffic controller staffing shortages.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 15 May 2025
According to reporting from Local 10 News, the midair altercation prompted the pilot to divert the flight to Miami, where McDougall was removed from the plane but not arrested.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midair
Noun
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The nights surrounding June 7 will see Jupiter and Mercury crowd together close to the horizon in the northwestern sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
6 June 2025
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The auroras become visible when solar events like solar flares and coronal mass ejections take place, triggering powerful displays of color in the sky.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Similarly, during the Covid Pandemic in 2020, AAL stock fell 70.3% from a high of $30.47 in February 2020 to $9.04 in May 2020, markedly underperforming the S&P 500's 33.9% decrease.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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For the fourth-consecutive month, the cost of beef hit an all-time high, with the average price of 100% ground beef chuck now $6.02 per pound.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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“Midair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midair. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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