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On the tarmac, Vance let Usha board the plane first and then lumbered up the stairs, somewhat more in the manner of his dog than of his wife.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Lisa Blunt Rochester adjusted the plastic white helmet on her head, then leaned over to pick up a shovel, scoop up some dirt and toss it towards the television cameras set up on the tarmac of Wilmington’s regional airport.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The pair flew monthly between Nashville and Houston to see one another, before Lorey decided to propose right on the tarmac — with the help of his fellow United passengers.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Lisa Blunt Rochester adjusted the plastic white helmet on her head, then leaned over to pick up a shovel, scoop up some dirt and toss it towards the television cameras set up on the tarmac of Wilmington’s regional airport.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
On the tarmac, standing at attention and saluting, were sailors in their dress whites and an honor guard in service dress blues and campaign hats.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
The pair flew monthly between Nashville and Houston to see one another, before Lorey decided to propose right on the tarmac — with the help of his fellow United passengers.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“The tarmac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tarmac. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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