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As is now normal, Francis, who turns 88 on Tuesday, left his plane on arrival in Corsica via an elevator and used a wheelchair while greeting officials on the tarmac.
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Reuters, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The minute-long footage starts by showing train locomotives on fire and then segues into a satellite image of an airport, as well as images of a plane on the tarmac which has flames billowing out of the undercarriage.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Only one forlorn-looking Mi-8 remained on the tarmac, but Abu Leyl dismissed it.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Thus began a relationship that has taken us inside the Oval Office and West Wing and onto the tarmac with Air Force One.
—Kim and Bill Puder, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
The minute-long footage starts by showing train locomotives on fire and then segues into a satellite image of an airport, as well as images of a plane on the tarmac which has flames billowing out of the undercarriage.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Only one forlorn-looking Mi-8 remained on the tarmac, but Abu Leyl dismissed it.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Thus began a relationship that has taken us inside the Oval Office and West Wing and onto the tarmac with Air Force One.
—Kim and Bill Puder, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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