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chopper

[chop-er] / ˈtʃɒp ər /
NOUN
something that chops
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"Besides having a massively full tummy, he didn't move around or try to slip into the river despite the noise of the drones and the chopper," he told News24.

From BBC May 3, 2026

Watch how this small chopper flown inside a C-130 transport plane was used to rescue the U.S. aviator trapped in Iran after his F-15 was shot down.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 8, 2026

The process is called long-lining, and the skier is typically bundled in a basket that’s lifted by a cable lowered from the chopper.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

"Five more minutes, and I would have left you," the pilot tells the reporters as they clamber back in, the chopper stuttering up and banking over the town's remains.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

The newsmen were on the chopper first, then the rest of the squad.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

Her mother-in-law once offered to spend $50,000 on her teeth but, like Queen Elizabeth II, she stuck with her OG choppers.

From MarketWatch Apr. 17, 2026

"Preparation to supply more food and non-food relief items to the victims is underway," said Murkomen, adding: "Military and police choppers are on standby to transport the items."

From BBC Nov. 1, 2025

Her official Mikie Sherrill for New Jersey page even has the silhouette of a helicopter in the logo, while the choppers and the congresswoman in flight jacket feature prominently in the background of her sites.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

Once the pages are printed, they are trucked to a nearby bindery and fed into a whirring machine of conveyors, choppers and hot glue.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

If I didn’t like choppers that much, I hated trucks.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers




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