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rescue

[res-kyoo] / ˈrɛs kju /




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She said that when a rescue group in Missouri she worked with had animals for her, she didn’t ask where they came from.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

They allege that she was operating an “illegal commercial enterprise” disguised as a non-profit animal rescue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

When that didn’t address the five-year-old rescue dog’s barking or jumpiness on walks, they visited Lee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Ukrainian army said Friday it would do "everything possible to assist the residents of Oleshky and will make every effort to ensure the safety and rescue of our fellow citizens."

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

She had not said a word to Peter since Karli’s rescue, not even when he came downstairs dressed in Uncle Manfred’s clothes and clogs.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Wildfires have piled pressure on already endangered orangutans, forcing local groups and authorities to carry out high-stakes rescues of animals suffering smoke inhalation and burns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, or MONOSAR, is a nonprofit organization made up of unpaid community members who volunteer their time and often their own equipment to perform rescues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were hit by flash flooding leading to water rescues, stranded motorists and half-marathon runners struggling through waist-deep flood waters.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The store donates a portion of proceeds to local cat rescues, such as Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, Northeast L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

They must’ve had a lot of those rescues because, a few weeks ago, the city announced plans to tear the rocket slide down.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

Although the children were rescued from the water on Tuesday, their mother was unable to be saved, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

They have rescued kidnapping victims, searched for children recruited by armed groups, and even protected forests from deforestation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Three people were rescued from high waters rushing through the Pacoima Wash on Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley as the Los Angeles area continues to experience bands of heavy rain and flooding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Shukrani was one of the men rescued from the forest in March 2023.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Wait! You mean the warehouse where you rescued him from the fire?” asked Brooklyn.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The presence of Cruise -- a man sometimes credited with rescuing the box office after its pandemic slump with "Top Gun: Maverick" -- was always going to make the film stand out.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

But downsizing means rescuing yourself from being a “prisoner of your possessions,” as Ciji Ware writes in her new book, “Rightsizing Over 70.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

And one commenter, referencing the classic hot firemen calendars used as fundraisers, wrote: “Someone should make a calendar of handsome men rescuing cats and dogs!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

I alerted the organizations involved in rescuing monuments threatened by war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Before rescuing their son from his legal career they’d installed his old nanny on the Oppenheimer trading floor.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis


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