helicopter
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Other base-related woes, from pollution to noise and helicopter crashes, have led to further complaints.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Search and rescue ships and a helicopter have been deployed to the scene and all other vessels in that area of the Java Sea have been alerted to report signs of any passengers.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
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
Ten hours later, a military helicopter airlifted the stranded team to safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He remarried, had a son, Francis Gary Powers Jr., and became a helicopter pilot and reporter for a Los Angeles television station.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Two of the destroyed US aircraft were worth about $100m each, CBS says, noting that several "Little Bird" helicopters also needed to be destroyed so the technology would not be obtained by Iran.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Pakistani army which would have provided the helicopters didn't respond to the BBC's questions.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn has 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. 2, 2026
They walked through town together, meeting other officers, shouting to be heard over the roar of the helicopters bringing in artillery and ammunition.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
I helicoptered my arms, trying to catch my balance.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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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