helicopter
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On private land, this might require negotiations with insurance companies about whether a helicopter is necessary and whether the policy will cover the costs.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Chichiriviche's population of barely 2,000 received humanitarian aid from the Netherlands via helicopter in the days following the disaster.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
He has placed nannies because they had experience working on yachts or could tolerate helicopter travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The rescuer airlifted a girl to safety, telling the rest of the family that another helicopter was on the way to take them.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“The helicopter is indeed correct. It is important that he understands what to look for once he is in the air,” Guardian says.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
"It is untenable the position they are taking that they have enough equipment. It is helicopters that are needed."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Army Black Hawk helicopters were damaged, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The pilots or helicopters could be tied up on other commercial jobs when a wildfire call comes in.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Army Black Hawk helicopters were damaged, an American official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“But we rangers spend most of our time out in the wild. The fire helicopters are based in the mountains.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Instead, they recommended that Nusslock be helicoptered to UC San Francisco for an abortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
“When my predecessor got COVID, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed Medical Center. He was severely ill. Thankfully, he recovered,” Biden said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2022
On Thursday, May 16, we were helicoptered from Pheriche to the village of Syangboche, just above Namche Bazaar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
After helicoptering to the compound in Pakistan, O’Neill said he and other SEALs reached a third-floor bedroom where bin Laden was.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023
The priciest dish on the menu tastes like roast beef with a little helicoptering from ginger and turmeric.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
“Your moral stature is actually enhanced the more persecuted you are or want to be. It’s a generation of overparenting, protecting children from every conceivable harm, helicoptering over them and infantilizing them.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Inspired by the aerodynamics of these helicoptering pods, as well as other gliding, spinning tree seeds, engineers claim to have crafted the smallest ever wind-borne machines, which they call “microfliers.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2021
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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