helicopter
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He announced his retirement at the end of the following season and famously left St James' Park in a helicopter following his testimonial match.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A handful of commercial helicopter operators like Skyhook, based out of Fife Airport in Glenrothes, will provide this specialist response.
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
The defense secretary reversed the suspension of an Apache helicopter aircrew that hovered near the home of musician Kid Rock in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
In exactly three minutes a Marine helicopter set down on the grass.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Both of these things can add to delays we sometimes see in helicopters being deployed to tackle fires.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Army Black Hawk helicopters were damaged, the Journal previously reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Skyhook's helicopters can be fitted out with "Bambi Buckets".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Army Black Hawk helicopters were damaged, an American official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He sat on the roof, watching the movement of the helicopters circling and swooping over the rest of the city.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
Well, it will not be be helicoptered from one stadium to the other when the final whistle blows.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
They were finally found Friday and helicoptered to the capital, Bogota, and then to a military hospital where they have been given psychological services and other support.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
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
The priciest dish on the menu tastes like roast beef with a little helicoptering from ginger and turmeric.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
While the Kraken carefully monitored this summer’s No. 4 overall pick, Shane Wright, in camp to ensure he felt comfortable and not overburdened, there wasn’t quite the same helicoptering with Beniers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
He tumbled out of bounds at nearly 60 miles per hour, his skis helicoptering into the netting on one side of the slope.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
“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
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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