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Recent Examples of test pilot
His service to the country continued, eventually logging over 5,000 hours as a U.S. naval aviator and test pilot.
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)
Going to SXSW 2025?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
During their time aboard the Starliner, Wilmore and Williams were in charge as test pilots.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams were initially set to spend about a week at the space station after serving as test pilots on the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video)
Going to SXSW 2025?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
During their time aboard the Starliner, Wilmore and Williams were in charge as test pilots.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams were initially set to spend about a week at the space station after serving as test pilots on the first crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft in June.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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On August 19, after climbers and supplies had been organized and a weather window opened up, Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon flew the team straight into the Kahiltna Glacier at 9,800 feet to start climbing—nearly three thousand feet above the usual base camp elevation.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
16 Mar. 2025
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Mike stages a fake interview — à la the pilot episode, Barbri legal handbook and all — and insists Harvey get rid of his too-fat ties.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Artificial intelligence — particularly generative AI — drives this resurgence as enterprises rapidly shift from pilot projects to full-scale production deployments.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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These tools, from chatbots helping with customer inquiries to AI copilot functionalities found in platforms such as Microsoft and Salesforce, streamline processes.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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While many legacy cybersecurity vendors have released AI copilots or assistants, only a small group have rolled out agents that can take autonomous action.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Giants’ quiet night on offense wasted an excellent start from their ace.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
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Alcántara is still the ace of the Miami staff and is looking to turn his season around, and putting a playoff-caliber team like Atlanta around him would certainly do the trick for the 29-year-old.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test%20pilot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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