Parent ill, plane delayed, Porsche would not start and procrastinated are reasons for being late. They begin with the letter p.
pooping
excuse a me, doy, paradise,aloha
One fabric beginning with P is poplin.
A slippery metallic beginning with P could be pewter or platinum.
Yes, the Republic F-84 Thunderjet was the main replacement for the P-51. Jet aircraft were beginning to become popular in the Air-Force around the late '40s to early '50s.
The name of a large flat fish beginning with "P" is a "Plaice."
A disaster beginning with 'N' could be a natural disaster like a tsunami. A disaster beginning with 'P' could be a pandemic or a hurricane, for example.
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Pluto
prawn
PLATINUM