helicopter
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"We tried to walk out along the rocks to them but... the waves were just coming in and it was just too dangerous to put the crew in, so the helicopter was tasked."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Chin, who splits time between New York and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, found out about Nelson’s accident in a 4 a.m. phone call from Morrison, who was then frantically seeking a helicopter to search the mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
With its sleek form, black bug-eyed windows, and six mini overhead rotors, it looks like what would happen if a helicopter and a Waymo had a baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
She was then taken to hospital in a helicopter in a critical condition.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
A man in a Department of Natural Resources uniform leaned out of the helicopter with a hunting rifle in his hands, and the bottom fell out of Owen’s stomach.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Hundreds of personnel have been deployed to the disaster site to assist with recovery efforts, according to Spain's interior ministry, with drones and helicopters being used to find victims and remove rubble.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Ecuador's defence minister announced in August that the United States would deploy three Black Hawk helicopters as part of bilateral security cooperation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Several towns along the Mediterranean coast were cut off by floodwaters, while helicopters were deployed to rescue people stranded on rooftops.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Late that afternoon, in uniforms so sweat soaked they looked black, with shoulders aching under the weight of their packs, the men jumped into helicopters and flew back to camp.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
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 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
We next boarded a small Air Force plane, flew to JFK Airport, and were then helicoptered into Manhattan.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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
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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