chopper
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Following Ortiz’s miscue, Tampa Bay collected four consecutive singles, ending with pinch hitter Ben Williamson’s walk-off chopper to score Nick Fortes from third.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
There were rumors immediately that a news chopper had crashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
We all climbed on and the chopper tilted, jerked, and was off.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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But it is a common practice for police and news choppers, Cress said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Many of the choppers are heading to the Hamptons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
I got stunned or something, then I look up and see the choppers leaving, and I know I’ve had it, right?”
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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