on the air
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Last month’s resupply run showed a deepening Russian hold on the air base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The final episode of Football Focus was broadcast on Sunday, bringing to an end 52 years on the air.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
You don’t have to like late-night host Stephen Colbert to be outraged by the cancellation of his CBS “Late Show,” which will go dark this week after 33 years on the air.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Toby, exhausted, nodded and then lowered himself back on the air mattress.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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