chopper
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"Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper," he told News24.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
The Coast Guard swimmer who jumped time and again from a chopper into the raging waters of the July 2025 Texas flood, saving 165 lives, was also honored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
The process is called long-lining, and the skier is typically bundled in a basket that’s lifted by a cable lowered from the chopper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
I was hired to sell a miracle vegetable chopper on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
Her mother-in-law once offered to spend $50,000 on her teeth but, like Queen Elizabeth II, she stuck with her OG choppers.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
"Preparation to supply more food and non-food relief items to the victims is underway," said Murkomen, adding: "Military and police choppers are on standby to transport the items."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Her official Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey page even has the silhouette of a helicopter in the logo, while the choppers and the congresswoman in flight jacket feature prominently in the background of her sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
The choppers, including Black Hawk helicopters traditionally used for military operations, can be remotely programmed to take off, find fires and drop water where it’s needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
The choppers and the jets would be in the air already.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
