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On Wednesday Poland also said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace, forcing it to scramble fighter jets.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

When Trump spoke on the South Lawn on Monday, the White House streamed the event live on its website—but the president’s remarks couldn’t be heard over the din of a nearby helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The tragedy has prompted soul-searching in the world of TV news helicopter pilots and focused attention on safety issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Why did Total refuse fuel and landing rights to the helicopter evacuation effort. The court heard that many more rescue missions could have been flown with this support," they said in a statement.

From Barron's

And not a hundred yards after they had begun walking west again, the roar of a military Huey helicopter flying low meant that they would make it out alive.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Futuristic air taxis that take off like helicopters will be built at a new facility that is the first of its kind in the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The force said helicopters from the Coastguard and the Wales Air Ambulance were at the scene close to RAF Valley on the island.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

That’s because the tight turns and circles could result in a crash if all helicopters remain in pursuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

But even in the city and its immediate suburbs, it is helicopters used by the likes of police, travelers and news crews that often draw complaints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Every now and then, the pilots of the helicopters would catch a glimpse of a small girl wearing glasses crouching in the giant’s right ear and waving to them.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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

On the couple’s 10-year anniversary, they helicoptered to the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, then to a tubular iceberg where the client finally proposed.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 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

It meant sitting quietly in your desk chair while your best friend is helicoptered off for emergency eye surgery.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

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

Or in a game this season against Denver, when he lunged toward the goal line, absorbing multiple hits to the chest and helmet before helicoptering into the end zone.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020

A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz