Example Sentences

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Israeli pilots learned to recognize the voices of their American counterparts refueling them in the air, pilots said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

A major hurdle is proving in-orbit refueling capabilities with super-cooled propellant -- an essential but untested step for carrying out deep-space missions.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

If completed as designed, it would require complicated and still unproven in-orbit refueling.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Along with jet fighters, refueling tankers and other warplanes at air bases, the U.S. has positioned Navy warships and Marines on amphibious assault ships in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Aside from the occasional refueling stopovers of Pan American World Airways planes, nothing interesting ever happened there.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand