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Just a 20-minute turboprop plane ride from Providenciales in Turks and Caicos, Ambergris Cay offers one- and two-bedroom beachfront bungalows that are perfect for honeymooners, small families, or solo travelers.
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Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system
The mandate came into effect in 2013 following the crash of a Colgan Air turboprop plane four years earlier near Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 50 people.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 June 2025
The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, about 15 miles northwest of Copake, the FAA said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
The system has also been applied to higher-end jet and turboprops like the Piper M700 and Daher TBM.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
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Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Trump administration unveils a plan to modernize the air traffic control system
The mandate came into effect in 2013 following the crash of a Colgan Air turboprop plane four years earlier near Buffalo, N.Y., which killed 50 people.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 June 2025
The twin-engine turboprop aircraft was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, about 15 miles northwest of Copake, the FAA said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
The system has also been applied to higher-end jet and turboprops like the Piper M700 and Daher TBM.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboprop. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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turboprop
noun
tur·bo·prop
ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp 
: an airplane powered by turboprop engines
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