by air

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: by flying in airplanes
travel by air

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This includes tribal communities, low-income communities and communities of color that have been disproportionally impacted by air pollution burdens. John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024 Israel’s military said that around 250 projectiles — a term usually referring to rockets — had been launched as of the evening, and that some were intercepted by air defense systems. Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 Russia has also taken to using glide drones that can evade detection by air defense systems and have extended the danger zone for strikes to cities that have previously been considered relatively safe. Marcel Gascón Barberá, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024 Stocks of interceptor missiles are also fired by air defense launchers to take out an incoming threat. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for by air 

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“By air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20air. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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