airlift
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In Ituri, United Nations peacekeepers, in the country to battle Islamic State and protect civilians, have to airlift supplies and health workers to field hospitals battling the Ebola outbreak.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Military helicopters have been deployed to airlift stranded residents, and deliver food, though one crashed just north of Colombo on Sunday evening.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
NPS rangers and special agents from the Bureau of Land Management worked together to remove the massive amounts of plants and waste by hand and with slings attached to helicopters to airlift them out.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
“This one lies just above the transport spoke to the fifth airlift platform. It’s taking us to the Hangar.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing airlift
Chapter 28: The Cold War Era
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Chapter 19, Sections 1–4 and Chapter 20, Sections 1–3
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for March 22–March 28, 2026
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