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rescue

[res-kyoo] / ˈrɛs kyu /




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Much like Peach in the first “Super Mario Bros.” video game, Daisy was the princess players were trying to rescue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Shanti Rai, 45, runs a volunteer rescue group that helped save people stuck on rooftops and clinging to trees, and pulled bodies from the Teesta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In a Facebook post, mountain rescue said the climbing leader was uninjured after the fall and managed to regain the belay device which helps to keep the climbers safe.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The maritime coastguard rescue team were called to lift the team members onto a hill before the climbers were raised to the summit with a technical rope rescue system.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Might he even be the one to rescue my project, too?

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler