helicopter
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Firefighters continue a battle against the blaze that includes use of helicopter water drops and retardant, Cal Fire said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Coastguard aircraft from as far afield as Prestwick and Carlisle have been scrambled to assist in the search alongside a "commercial" search and rescue helicopter.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
José Alberto Suárez, a Telemundo executive, died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Kenya.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump showed off a giant new helicopter landing pad at the White House on Wednesday, the latest in a series of construction projects, as he seeks to leave his mark on Washington.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Inside was a card with instructions on where to go to meet a helicopter in case of evacuation—essentially, a ticket out of town.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The efforts included three helicopters flying Saturday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Extinguishing it took almost as many firefighters and other emergency personnel, as well as 10 helicopters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another resident, Pete Book, said he had been walking home from the pub when he saw ambulances, coastguard crews and helicopters converging on the area.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
They have been counting heavily on aerial assistance to bring the situation under control, with two water-bombing aircraft from Sweden and two Dutch military Chinook helicopters backing up two Belgian helicopters on site.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The nine giant-carrying helicopters hovered over the massive pit.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
Instead, they recommended that Nusslock be helicoptered to UC San Francisco for an abortion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024
A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023
On the couple’s 10-year anniversary, they helicoptered to the emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, then to a tubular iceberg where the client finally proposed.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
On Thursday, May 16, we were helicoptered from Pheriche to the village of Syangboche, just above Namche Bazaar.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The priciest dish on the menu tastes like roast beef with a little helicoptering from ginger and turmeric.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
While the Kraken carefully monitored this summer’s No. 4 overall pick, Shane Wright, in camp to ensure he felt comfortable and not overburdened, there wasn’t quite the same helicoptering with Beniers.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2022
He tumbled out of bounds at nearly 60 miles per hour, his skis helicoptering into the netting on one side of the slope.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021
“Your moral stature is actually enhanced the more persecuted you are or want to be. It’s a generation of overparenting, protecting children from every conceivable harm, helicoptering over them and infantilizing them.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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