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He was photographed in the cockpit before changing out of his uniform and disembarking with the Queen.—
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
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Air traffic control now had to prepare for the possibility of disembarking passengers on the taxiway using an airstair truck and transporting them to the terminal.— Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Just as the sun prepared to sink beyond the escarpments, its rays struck every piece of the fractured glass resting on top of the window frames, alighting all of them at once, as if they were shot with electricity.— New York Times, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Images showed Kim in a black jacket, alighting a mobile missile launcher near the main stage as thousands of people waved small North Korean flags.— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Deplaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/deplaning. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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