helicopter
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The injured from the Royad Mammadov were rescued by a helicopter, authorities said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Parents today are confronted by parenting styles including "helicopter parenting", which is focused on closely monitoring and protecting children from harm, and "tiger parenting", which involves strict parenting and high expectations for achievement.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
So they called a medical evacuation helicopter out of Oceanside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Unable to see the area through the tall grass, Luce looked at the map on his smartphone to find a suitable landing zone for a medevac helicopter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Maybe if she stayed out here on the shore, where she could be seen, the people in the helicopter would spot her on their way home.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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The president would typically make the trip by air, but conditions prevented planes and helicopters from landing in Oklahoma.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 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
Clutching small French and Vatican flags, crowds gathered in anticipation ahead of the service, with the city centre sealed off, helicopters circling overhead and snipers positioned on rooftops.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 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
Staring at the ceiling, listening for the sound of helicopters and the pounding of combat boots on the roof.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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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
“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
Williams was helicoptered to hospital and discharged that evening.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
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
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
Or in a game this season against Denver, when he lunged toward the goal line, absorbing multiple hits to the chest and helmet before helicoptering into the end zone.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2020
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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