rescue
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Rosa, 56, refused to leave behind her two rescue cats in Robledo de Chavela.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Josh is a lecturer at the Allbritton Journalism Institute and the enthusiastic owner of a rambunctious rescue dog named Pepper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He then dashed back out to sea to rescue her daughter.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
When she hadn’t returned to the nest that night, they reached out for help — leading to her rescue and transfer to the Ojai Raptor Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The next rescue was frightening in a different way.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
On one recent day alone, Newport Beach lifeguards made more than 100 rescues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Heavy rains pounded southwest Texas Wednesday and Thursday with rapid-rising water initiating flash-flood warnings, evacuations and water rescues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
"There have been technical rescues that I've been on in my career that use a portion of the skills that were used today, but this one kind of put it all together."
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
"This frequently leads to poor welfare outcomes, including unsuitable housing, loneliness, mis-sexing, unwanted litters, abandonment and pressure on rescues."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The idea was that people seal themselves in the pop- tent, then the rest of the crew drives to wherever they are in the other rover and rescues them.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Pair trying to fly drone over wildfire have to be rescued at 'public expense'
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"We're on maximum alert. We're doing everything we can to get the situation under control," Rahman said, adding that the coast guard had rescued "618 trafficking victims" this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Other figures have been rescued by the author from obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
A bald eagle rescued near Big Bear over the weekend is likely Jackie, one-half of the beloved pair featured in a longtime nest livestream, according to the wildlife nonprofit behind the cam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He also took long rides in the darkness until the day he got lost and had to be rescued.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Saar traces her habit of rescuing discarded materials to her childhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after ending up in a crocodile enclosure have thanked zoo staff for rescuing their child.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
It will then vie to tow Swift into a stable orbit over the course of at least a month, rescuing it from destruction by moving it about 300 kilometers higher.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In 1983, at the behest of President Ronald Reagan, he chaired the bipartisan commission that was tasked with rescuing Social Security from financial collapse.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Oh dear,” Mrs. Asher said, rescuing the duffel.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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