skies
Americannoun
verb
Example Sentences
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It underscores how much last June’s attack had degraded Iran’s capacity to compete in the skies or mount a major retaliatory response.
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates had all announced at least partial closures of their skies.
From Barron's
"I am also concerned by reports that UK military aircraft are in the skies over or near Iran," the Belfast South and Mid Down MP said.
From BBC
The first full moon of meteorological spring, also known as the Worm Moon, is set to rise in UK skies on 3 March.
From BBC
Jordan's air force said it was conducting an operation "to defend the kingdom's skies".
From Barron's
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