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Russian warplanes targeted the bridges along the border, aiming to cut off the likeliest evacuation routes.—David Axe, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Japanese warplanes began bombing Pearl Harbor about an hour later.—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2025 The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that warplanes had launched 350 strikes on Syrian territory since Sunday, destroying dozens of missiles, an airfield, weapons production sites across five cities and 15 naval vessels -- effectively eliminating the Syrian navy.—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2024 By The New York Times But then government warplanes bombed an R.S.F. base nearby, scattering fighters across the area.—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for warplane
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