extrication
Example Sentences
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Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "The extrication was especially challenging with fuel lines running throughout the aircraft's chassis and aviation fuel stored in its wings."
From BBC
The extrication of the federal workforce from routine economic activity means comparisons, even after data reporting returns, will be askew until normalization sets back in.
From MarketWatch
Had officials issued timely alerts, Shurney said she would have been packing up and arranging for her mother’s extrication.
From Los Angeles Times
There appeared to be people trapped in vehicles, with the department reporting “some with extrication needs.”
From Los Angeles Times
Firefighter dispatch logs show a major extrication response at 4:45 p.m. along 23rd Avenue, where a car landed to the right of the sidewalk.
From Seattle Times
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