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commercial

[kuh-mur-shuhl] / kəˈmɜr ʃəl /




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The company delivered 143 commercial planes, a 10% increase, despite a wiring issue that delayed some 737 MAX jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

South Korea's air force suspended the wingman pilot, who has since left the military to work for a commercial airline.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Shares of Boeing got a lift Wednesday after the aerospace and defense giant’s first-quarter results showed continued strong growth in its defense and space business, enough to overshadow its larger commercial airplanes segment.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Profit margins in the commercial airplane and defense business improved year over year.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

If they roamed the halls they might be mistaken, just, for some low-level commercial bankers at Wells Fargo, or flunkies at mortgage lenders, such as Option One: nine-to-fivers.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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