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Recent Examples of warplane The American warplane, identified by Iran as a F-15E Strike Eagle, was one of two attacked on Friday. —
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Around him, people looked upward, searching for the warplane. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Rare earths are key inputs in weapons platforms such as the F-35 warplane as well as consumer products like electric vehicles and smartphones. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 This refers to the 2015 incident in which a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24M bomber which had violated its airspace for 17 seconds in the first time a NATO member had downed a Russian warplane since the Korean War. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Around him, people looked upward, searching for the warplane. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026 Rare earths are key inputs in weapons platforms such as the F-35 warplane as well as consumer products like electric vehicles and smartphones. —Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 This refers to the 2015 incident in which a Turkish Air Force F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24M bomber which had violated its airspace for 17 seconds in the first time a NATO member had downed a Russian warplane since the Korean War. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for warplane
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The move is seen as a response to China’s progress on its own similar aircraft, the H-20 stealth bomber.— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
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That huge gap, and not mandatory vaccinations, transgender bomber pilots or immigrant semi drivers, should have been the key issue in the last six national elections.— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
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State-of-the-art drones, and the technology needed to intercept them, have become as important to national weapons arsenals as missiles, Patriot systems, fighter jets, and warships.— Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
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Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and food prices are all on the upswing — big time.— Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Schieffer argues the water in front of his property is a public seaplane base.— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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While in Tavares, stop by BTW (which stands for burgers, tacos, waffles) for a hearty lunch before or after your seaplane ride.— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
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Tokyo is also developing a next-generation fighter jet with Britain and Italy for deployment in the mid-2030s, part of a strategy to share development costs and gain access to new technology.— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Northrop Grumman’s shares F/A-XX design clues The F/A-XX program calls for a sixth-generation fighter to succeed the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and complement the F-35C Lightning II.— Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
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The real showstopper here is the jetliner vistas from the rooftop pool and terrace, with views that stretched to the ocean.— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525, an Airbus A320, crashed in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board; investigators said the jetliner was deliberately downed by the 27-year-old co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz.— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
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