helicopter
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The helicopter crew brought the sailor to the Camarillo Airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Another area of the island, which lies roughly two miles off of Yemen’s coast, has what appears to be a helicopter landing area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Emergency services including a helicopter, divers and boat units have responded at the scene, where the lake's depth can reach more than 200m, according to Italian news agency Ansa.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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 helicopter hovered, waiting for the polar bear to pass out.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The buzz of drones starts up, soon to be drowned out by helicopters flying overhead.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Airports rely on birds of prey to drive out smaller birds that might collide with planes and helicopters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
Although news helicopters are touted as a cornerstone of local news broadcasts, the aircraft are owned and operated by third-party companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
‘Then why doesn’t he say so? Of course we have helicopters.’
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
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
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
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
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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