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Recent Examples of bomber
In the Russian city of Engels, home to an air base where Russia’s nuclear bombers are based, Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said an industrial enterprise had been damaged by a drone but gave no more details.
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Reuters, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
At the same time, the Energy Department is working with the Defense Department to update U.S. nuclear weapons and strategic nuclear forces – bombers, ballistic missiles and submarines – to deter threats from other nations.
—Margaret E. Kosal, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2025
Over the next few days, almost a dozen Army bombers and 14 Canadian planes helped search for the yacht.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The bombers are part of Russia's long-range aviation forces, capable of carrying out nuclear and conventional long-range strikes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
At the same time, the Energy Department is working with the Defense Department to update U.S. nuclear weapons and strategic nuclear forces – bombers, ballistic missiles and submarines – to deter threats from other nations.
—Margaret E. Kosal, The Conversation, 12 Jan. 2025
Over the next few days, almost a dozen Army bombers and 14 Canadian planes helped search for the yacht.
—David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
The bombers are part of Russia's long-range aviation forces, capable of carrying out nuclear and conventional long-range strikes.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bomber
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In Gaza, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities said at least 101 people, including 58 women and children, had been killed since the deal was announced.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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At least half a million Syrians were killed during the war, most of them in airstrikes carried out by Syrian warplanes and helicopters or in prison under torture or in mass executions, according to Syrian human rights groups.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The quarterback went from almost a dead stop to turning on the jets with one thing in mind — score.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cat mistakenly left on a plane This cat named Mittens became an accidental jet setter when her cage was overlooked multiple times in a plane cargo hold!—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Only accessible by boat or seaplane, the park is roughly 99 percent open water (really!), vibrantly blue, and filled with stunning coral reefs.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2025
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The island is highly remote, nearly in Canadian and Minnesota waters, and is only accessible by ferry, seaplane or private water crafts.—
Darcie Moran,
Detroit Free Press,
14 Aug. 2024
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.—
Lauren Ferrer,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.—
Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2023
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Even for many residents of Gaza, however, the swift re-emergence of the fighters, some in official uniforms, was a surprise.—
Iyad Abuheweila,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes destroyed multiple military installations, including fighter jets and weapon caches across Syria.—
Hadeel Al-Shalchi,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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That means the rocket plane will fly to space just one more time, taking four customers into suborbital space to experience a few minutes of microgravity before coming back to land on a runway.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2024
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The company flew its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to the edge of space six times in six months, giving a few Virgin Galactic customers a taste of spaceflight after waiting more than a decade.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Mar. 2024
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In the visualizer for the song, Meléndez-Badillo writes about two amphibians endemic to Puerto Rico that are facing extinction.—
Fidel Martinez,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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From cuddly rodents to happy amphibians to waddling birds, enjoy these delightful animals.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
6 Nov. 2024
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Since uniting last year in a powerful alliance, gangs have opened fire on three U.S. jetliners, shot at a U.N. helicopter, raided the two largest prisons and carried out several massacres.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2025
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At this point in time, both Airbus and Boeing have not announced a new jetliner design, but JetZero has.—
Alex Krutz,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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