helicopter
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In October 2025, the USS Nimitz lost a helicopter and a jet fighter within 30 minutes of each other while sailing through the South China Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
They were later transported by helicopter to a military hospital in Kathmandu, according to district police chief Bipin Regmi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
AFP reporters flying by helicopter over the valley of destruction on Thursday saw entire sections of settlements swept away, leaving the landscape resembling a puzzle with pieces missing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Alastair Chambers, from Gloucester, said the mix-up happened when he returned to Kathmandu after flying back in a humanitarian aid helicopter from a village near the Trishuli river.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
They carried Eric and Adam—exhausted and dehydrated—back to the waiting helicopter.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Search and rescue operations continued on Thursday, involving 18 vessels, five helicopters, two drones and an aircraft, as well as a navy vessel conducting underwater searches.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Cairngorms National Park Authority said two specialist helicopters were "invaluable" for waterbombing hard-to-reach areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rescuers are still searching for survivors and the dead, while helicopters ferry food and medicine to those left with nothing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Justice Secretary Neil Gray said helicopters were an important firefighting tool, but not a "silver bullet"
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They saw no helicopters, but there were rescue workers milling in the parking lot.
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
A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
“Here’s the bottom line: When my predecessor got covid, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed,” Biden said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2022
Jedda-Boy was talking about how once when he lived in Nevada, he got helicoptered to a secret location to measure some land.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
Wainschel, a vice president at an automotive marketing technology company, says he doesn’t think his outreach qualifies as helicoptering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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