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Recent Examples of tractor
As the name states, the 125,000-square-foot building is packed full of trucks and tractors, but classic cars, vintage automotive signs, and big rigs are also on display.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Other options, including gravity tractors, ion beams and nuclear devices, may provide better defenses and should be the subject of serious study.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
How is your tractor actually saving farmers money and time?
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The state’s farmers would be among those hit more severely, given the large volumes of gasoline needed to run tractors and other equipment, according to Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
Other options, including gravity tractors, ion beams and nuclear devices, may provide better defenses and should be the subject of serious study.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
How is your tractor actually saving farmers money and time?
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The state’s farmers would be among those hit more severely, given the large volumes of gasoline needed to run tractors and other equipment, according to Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tractor
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The Chinese tariffs that will pummel soybeans, the primary aircraft category, the primary category for vaccines, plasma and blood fractions, cotton and grain sorghum.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to the Signal chat, which included sensitive details such as strike timing and aircraft deployment.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Since the collision on January 29, the NTSB issued an urgent recommendation to restrict helicopter traffic at the airport.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Amid concerns, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that the FAA permanently ban certain helicopter routes around the airport when specific runways are in use.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
1 Apr. 2025
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An airplane flies in the path of a partial solar eclipse while seen from Glen Rock on April 8, 2024 in Glen Rock, New Jersey.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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The incident highlights the potential dangers of in-flight medical emergencies and the need for better medical equipment and training on airplanes.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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It had been stated before, that Starfleet ships in the 23rd century didn’t have holodecks, but suddenly here is one — that grid pattern is unmistakable — and the crew seems to be using it to solve a whodunnit, Christie-style.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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It is set to join its sister ship, USS Harry S. Truman, which is operating in the Middle East.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The 15-time MLB All-Star died in a 1972 plane crash while delivering relief goods after a massive earthquake struck Nicaragua.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The band got back together shortly after Travis Barker’s plane crash in 2008.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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In March 1957, an airship called Snow Bird went 11 consecutive days in flight.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Cardboard Cosmos: A Lilliputian World display is packed with tiny, intricate mockups of cardboard items such as houses, furniture, and futuristic airships.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Jan. 2025
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Despite reliability concerns and Pentagon efforts to stretch airframe mileage, the U.S. still plans to operate roughly 2,500 jets through the 2080s.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Concorde’s airframe could expand by up to 25 centimeters during flight due to Mach 2’s extreme temperatures.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
8 Feb. 2025
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With past tanker seizures straining relations between Tehran and Washington, the move could escalate tensions further.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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But deploying firefighters, helicopters and water tankers is often based on human decisions.—
Devendra Goyal,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractor. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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