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Recent Examples of airstrip
In a letter distributed by his lawyer, Zambada said his godson’s goons kidnapped him at a resort in suburban Culiacán, tied him up, bundled him into the bed of a pickup, drove him to an airstrip and forced him on the plane.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
How to Get There: Sansa Airlines has daily 50-minute flights from San José to Puerto Jiménez airstrip (PJM).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
When the permafrost under airstrips melted, the pavement buckled, and the resulting potholes could damage landing gear.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
How to Get There: Sansa Airlines has daily 50-minute flights from San José to Puerto Jiménez airstrip (PJM).
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024
The aircraft uses ground effect to lift heavy loads without the need for an airstrip or ship port.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
When the permafrost under airstrips melted, the pavement buckled, and the resulting potholes could damage landing gear.
—Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airstrip
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There are major discounts up to 60% off some of the top pieces on our wish lists, like the Proenza Schouler peacoat that walked the runway and Manolo Blahnik ballet flats.Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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The couple even walked the runway together in February 2023 for a charity fashion show hosted by Off the Field, the official organization of the NFL Wives Association.Kelsey Lentz, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Features include a helipad on the foredeck, large beach club on the aft with gym and wellness area.Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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He was taken to Manhattan by helicopter and met at the helipad by a massive retinue of heavily armed police led by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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He was taken to the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan after arriving in New York at the Wall Street heliport in a helicopter, with cuffs binding both his arms and legs.Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Flight data at the heliport is limited, but the most recently available Department of Transportation show 1,696 arrivals and departures.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024
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The 1,108 acres include a lodge, a primary residence, four secondary residences, four employee houses/living quarters, and six additional structures, including airplane hangars and a landing strip.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
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The crash site is close to Spicewood Airport, a lakeside landing strip beside a small complex of aircraft hangars.Chase Rogers, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
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Van Zandt purchased 278 acres of cotton fields east of 24th Street and south of the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and transformed them into a landing field.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
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And no ones sees that landing field more clearly than Michael O’Leary, Boeing’s disappointed customer, but still true believer.Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
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“Airstrip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airstrip. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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