appalling
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President Emmanuel Macron posted a video of the seizure, which showed commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the ship.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Elsewhere around the country, a raid on a Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night—featuring agents rappelling down the building from a Black Hawk helicopter—earned the administration plenty of controversy, but no apologies.
From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026
Marines rappelling from helicopters onto a civilian oil tanker.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
There is a delighted shriek as Rui dangles mid-air, before she starts rappelling down.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024
They yank up the other harnesses along the cliff, strap themselves in, and begin rappelling down.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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