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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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Though the fund has largely focused on conservation, president and CEO Tom Taylor said fashion is another target for the billionaire founder and his wife, a TV journalist turned helicopter pilot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Berdymukhamedov touched down at the ceremony in a white helicopter, where a traditional carpet was laid out across the tarmac.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

It felt like missing the last helicopter out of ’Nam, as if I were running after couplehood as bombs went off around me and yelling, “Nnnnnooooooooooo!!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

She later left Baghdad by helicopter and is safely out of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I’ll sing until the helicopter people come back and get me.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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