rescue
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According to local reports, they called out "don't worry, we're here to rescue you" - and heard back a faint "okay".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix, who has been supporting the operation remotely, told AFP that the rescue efforts were "back in miracle country" after a "week of 24/7 heartache".
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The army called the rescue the “rebirth of two lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Nepal's army is continuing its search for survivors, but mud and rocks are making rescue efforts difficult.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another of Elisha’s brothers, Dr. John Kane, joined an American rescue expedition that planned to head to the Arctic from New York Harbor in the spring.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The BBC's South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri, reporting from Nepal, describes how the rescues have given renewed hope to some families still waiting to find out what happened to missing relatives.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I don’t know how to break the cycle of crises needing rescues that lead to more leverage and new crises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Major rainfall flooding may prompt many evacuations and rescues," the NWS said, adding that rivers and tributaries "may rapidly overflow their banks in multiple places".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
She told shelter officials that she and her family had been scouring the neighborhood, including posting fliers and contacting local dog rescues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Not just Peter’s rescue, but all our rescues.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
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The Nepal army rescued two men alive from a hydropower project tunnel nine days after a deadly flood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The flood was one like I had never seen before," said the 57-year-old, rescued from his Himalayan village in Nepal's devastated Rasuwa district.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Coast Guard officials rescued 37 people, suspected to be undocumented migrants, and brought them to the Coast Guard base in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
On 4 August 170 people had to be rescued after theirs caught fire in the middle of the Channel.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
There are many stories about Persephone in the lower world; only one about Dionysus—he rescued his mother from it.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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"I think the focus should obviously be on rescuing as many people as possible from this disaster", he added, hoping that his parents will be found safe and sound.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Remote-piloted drones help to deliver supplies and evacuate the wounded, rescuing servicemen, Ukraine’s most valuable resource, but they remain labor intensive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Wild Futures said the sanctuary began when it started rescuing woolly monkeys from the pet trade.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Saar traces her habit of rescuing discarded materials to her childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
She’s always rescuing me, which usually is embarrassing, but not now.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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