helicopter
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A police helicopter and dog unit have been used to hunt for the who left the scene.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
In October 2025, the USS Nimitz lost a helicopter and a jet fighter within 30 minutes of each other while sailing through the South China Sea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
He was helped to his feet by rescuers, and later carried on the backs of the emergency workers, raising his hand as they took him towards a helicopter.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The day I arrived I said, let's find a helicopter, I'm going to look for her," Rai told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
When her request for use of the helicopter was denied, Brugman decided to drive back to the mountain with Driedger, determined to hike their way up to the glaciers and get more data.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Justice Secretary Neil Gray said helicopters were an important firefighting tool, but not a "silver bullet"
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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
The Cairngorms National Park Authority said two specialist helicopters were "invaluable" for waterbombing hard-to-reach areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to Cal Fire, around 3,000 personnel, scores of engines, helicopters, dozers and other equipment are being used to battle the fires, with “numerous” air tankers from throughout the state flying fire suppression missions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
They saw no helicopters, but there were rescue workers milling in the parking lot.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
They were finally found Friday and helicoptered to the capital, Bogota, and then to a military hospital where they have been given psychological services and other support.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
On Thursday, May 16, we were helicoptered from Pheriche to the village of Syangboche, just above Namche Bazaar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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
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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