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The exercises also involved helicopters from which personnel descended by rope.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

On the worst grades, wagons were lifted and lowered by pulley and rope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo pulled the fence down with a rope, before hundreds celebrated at the frontier.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

She tied one end of a rope around Duane’s waist and then wrapped the remaining length around everyone else except Major Puff, who felt he would be more useful giving commands.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

They work remotely and came together for a few days of activities that included painting, pedal boating and navigating a ropes course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Davies said fledglings would "glide like a kite" once they lost their fluff and got their primary feathers, and were shown the ropes by the older generation.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The two-seat Topolino is aimed at traveling in resorts and neighborhoods, and one version uses ropes instead of doors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Using ropes, they dragged it onto the shore next to the Temple of the Sun.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

He was roped into providing the group tele-healthcare years ago, but - moved by their plight - more recently became a broker and "delivery boy" for their temporary passports.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

I mean, I might end up getting roped into buying something — not a Labubu because that’s over but some sort of kawaii animal stuffy.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

In “Rooster,” Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a divorced bestselling author roped into accepting a writer’s residency at the university where his daughter teaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026

Brigit sat with the babies, getting roped into reading them a story from their extensive little habitat library.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Then, in his second, he worked a 2-2 count, before roping a curveball up the right-field line for a go-ahead two-run double.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Chaplin is a master sentimentalist, but not averse to occasional sharpness: The moment the film’s boatload of immigrants sees the Statue of Liberty is followed by an official roping them off like cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

Nevertheless, at dawn he roused the companions and with much effort they began roping the Crochan to Lluagor and Melynlas.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander