rescue
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At least four rescue helicopters were sent to the area to recover the people who were aboard the aircraft, according to Torres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Many stores struggled until Jobs’s product pipeline came to the rescue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Over the past few decades, when markets have hit the rocks, central bankers have reliably ridden to the rescue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Passengers were disembarked from a rescue boat at the port of Calais later on Monday morning, AFP news agency reported.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
In such a large helicopter, they couldn’t land to search for Brian themselves, but they called in another rescue chopper.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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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 rescues have mostly been of swimmers not properly judging the strong currents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Our priority is to get in and complete any rescues if possible. In this case, the plane was heavily damaged and we were not able to extricate any of the victims,” Raines said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
India, which has extensive experience in such rescues, has sent an 11-person specialised team.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
"A savior is somebody who rescues someone or something from harm or danger," Helmuth begins.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Two of them were pronounced dead at the scene, and two were rescued and transported to mainland hospitals in stable condition, Torres said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She added: "The Jewish children Nicky rescued were almost the only ones in Czechoslovakia to survive the Holocaust".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The group says that over the last year alone they have rescued 272 tonnes of food from the bin – enough for over 649,000 meals.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Coast Guard rescued one person after a sailboat was stranded Thursday on Santa Rosa Island off the Southern California coast, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
“It’s Lexie. I rescued your plant again. Are you up for a game of Scrabble today?”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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
Whether Mr. Ueda or Ms. Takaichi—or preferably both in concert—can navigate out of this thicket will determine whether the yen needs rescuing again soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wild Futures said the sanctuary began when it started rescuing woolly monkeys from the pet trade.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Helal's wife, schoolteacher Mahreen Chowdhury, had died in hospital from extensive burns she had suffered while rescuing students.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
I mean, check this: I’m legit gonna pick him up from his house, like he’s some prince stuck in a high tower in need of rescuing.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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