helicopter
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Plus, bad luck, bad blood and a trail of tragic missteps in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, and helicopter parenting in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Times continues coverage of the Suffolk fire with a photo of a firefighting helicopter scooping water from the sea to battle the blaze.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
They had found a 1999 local newspaper story claiming that police had searched salvage yards by helicopter as well as dragging the Fox River but there was no evidence the latter had happened.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Toppled in August 2024 by a student-led uprising that ended her 15-year, iron-fisted rule, Hasina fled by helicopter to India as crowds stormed her palace.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The man in the helicopter didn’t see them, or didn’t care.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
On Sunday, two Bell helicopters collided while conducting firefighting operations near Psatha.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pending the outcome of an official investigation, all Bell helicopters deployed to the firefighting operation have been grounded, public broadcaster ERT reported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Videos from Spokane - the second most populous city in the state - show huge plumes of smoke and roaring fires close to nearby houses, as helicopters fly above working to put out the flames.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
According to the Greek Fire Service, the two leased Bell helicopters collided while taking part in efforts to tackle a large wildfire burning on the Attica-Boeotia border.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The Full-Scale Tunnel, the linchpin of the lab’s World War II drag cleanup work, continued to test everything from low-speed aircraft designed with delta wings to helicopters.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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
Well, it will not be be helicoptered from one stadium to the other when the final whistle blows.
From BBC ● May 18, 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
It meant sitting quietly in your desk chair while your best friend is helicoptered off for emergency eye surgery.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
The priciest dish on the menu tastes like roast beef with a little helicoptering from ginger and turmeric.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
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
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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