on the air
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In a windowed studio overlooking Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan, Catsimatidis can be seen scrolling through his mobile phone and looking as if his mind is elsewhere while on the air.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said on the air that the network was “just reporting what we hear from reliable sources.”
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
On Friday a US official told Reuters that 12 US personnel had been wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian military attack on the air base.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The philosopher catches our eye and gestures toward us with the right hand that rests on the air pump.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
One was too sensitive, too raw, there were thorns and pin-pricks in so many words that in reality fell lightly on the air.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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