on the air
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He shows me how to hold it, how I need to keep my arms strong for the kickback, then he turns on the air compressor and gets in position to hold the wire.
From Literature
Trees, dirt, leaves, wind, water on the air—yes, it's a forest!
From Literature
Dokoupil will be back on the air tonight.
From Slate
“I don’t think they ought to believe me, or they ought to believe Brinkley, or they ought to believe anybody who’s on the air, or they ought to get all their news from one television station,” Cronkite said.
From Los Angeles Times
He attributed the return of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to the “millions and millions of people” who fought to get him back on the air in the name of free speech.
From Los Angeles Times
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