helicopter
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A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon Sept. 14, 2001, in Arlington, Va., at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The helicopter he was on, hired by Rasuwagadhi, was unable to land at the location of the project, which was a muddy wasteland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"By the time I had got out, they had gone. The helicopter was over us later on, obviously looking for the people involved."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Officers deployed a helicopter and a dog unit as part of the operation.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Against the smoky, moonlit sky, she saw a big two-rotor helicopter.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The Pakistani army which would have provided the helicopters didn't respond to the BBC's questions.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
County Supervisor Janice Hahn long opposed the eradication, ever since a previous plan called for sharpshooters to take aim at the deer from helicopters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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
“Yeah. We’re gonna get a mansion somewhere. With a limo. And a pool. And helicopters and stuff.”
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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
The British-Thai driver was helicoptered to Coventry hospital but released later on Sunday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2022
I helicoptered my arms, trying to catch my balance.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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
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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