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Earhart

American  
[air-hahrt] / ˈɛər hɑrt /

noun

  1. Amelia (Mary), 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.


Earhart British  
/ ˈɛəˌhɑːt /

noun

  1. Amelia. 1898–1937, US aviator: the first woman to fly the Atlantic (1928). She disappeared on a Pacific flight (1937)

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Several theories suggest Earhart survived a crash on the island before being overcome by giant meat-eating crabs, external that carried away her bones.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

A week or two prior, he said, an out-of-control motorist nearly plowed into the statue of Amelia Earhart that sits next to a library bearing the famous aviator’s name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

There's the leather flight suit of Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic but disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 as she attempted to fly around the world.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

That might lead to more bottlenecks and a more protracted period in terms of getting crude supplies flowing once the conflict ends, said Gannon Earhart, senior rates analyst at TCW.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026

Didn’t you try to kidnap Amelia Earhart out of the skies over the Pacific?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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