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chopper

[chop-er] / ˈtʃɒp ər /
NOUN
something that chops
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The NBC4 crash marks the most serious incident involving an L.A. news chopper crew since 2000, when a Fox 11 helicopter covering the Academy Awards crashed and burst into flames at Van Nuys Airport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

NBC4 anchor Colleen Williams told viewers the station had lost contact with its chopper crew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper," he told News24.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Watch how this small chopper flown inside a C-130 transport plane was used to rescue the U.S. aviator trapped in Iran after his F-15 was shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

I began describing the wonders of the miracle chopper.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

She had been flying in news choppers since 2010.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Her mother-in-law once offered to spend $50,000 on her teeth but, like Queen Elizabeth II, she stuck with her OG choppers.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026

"Preparation to supply more food and non-food relief items to the victims is underway," said Murkomen, adding: "Military and police choppers are on standby to transport the items."

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

Behind us the choppers were coming in again.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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