by air

idiom

: by flying in airplanes
travel by air

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Although recent air-quality index readings would appear to be safe, officials are cautioning that some wildfire ash is too large to be detected by their instruments and will not be captured by air monitors. Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The fossils were housed in the Old Academy building of the Bavarian State Collection for Paleontology and Geology when the campus was hit by air raids on July 21, 1944, completely destroying the wing containing fossils from Egypt, researchers said. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass noted that fire crews are working tirelessly to control the spread, aided by air operations. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 With the city and surrounding communities devastated by air assault, so many fled the area that only about 10% of the facility’s employees remained. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for by air 

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“By air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20air. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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