rescue
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"We're really pleased this incident ended safely and it was great to meet everybody at the lifeboat station because we don't often get the chance to chat to the people we rescue."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Not long before the trout operation, Dagit led a rescue of hundreds of these fish too.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
One that was downed in Iran resulted in a dramatic rescue mission of its two pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
In hardest-hit Sarangani province, some areas remain accessible only by helicopter while fears of aftershocks were slowing rescue efforts, local officials told reporters at a Tuesday briefing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
It might not be so easy to arrange a rescue for Abby and Jonathan and another for his wife.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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