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Images taken by private satellite imaging company Planet Labs on Tuesday show the six US bombers on the tarmac on the island, as well as shelters that could possibly conceal others.
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Haley Britzky, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Back at the gate, a couple more hours passed, and with the plane still on the tarmac, passengers were getting anxious.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Four of them had to be pulled off the planes on the tarmac.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The plane appeared to fall in a loop before crashing into the tarmac at around 5:15 p.m. local time in a video shared by the outlet and news.com. au.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Haley Britzky, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Back at the gate, a couple more hours passed, and with the plane still on the tarmac, passengers were getting anxious.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Four of them had to be pulled off the planes on the tarmac.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The plane appeared to fall in a loop before crashing into the tarmac at around 5:15 p.m. local time in a video shared by the outlet and news.com. au.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the tarmac
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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