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After completing medical evaluations at the landing site, the crew members will travel by helicopter to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where recovery teams are stationed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

Cal Fire had amassed multiple air tankers, one helicopter, 22 fire engines and four bulldozers to support the 225 fire personnel who were fighting the blaze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

On June 9, the president posted at 12:38 p.m. that Iran had shot down an Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, adding, “The United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Queen Elizabeth II famously took part in the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, appearing to skydive into the stadium from a helicopter with James Bond actor Daniel Craig, after he escorted her from Buckingham Palace.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The helicopter flew away, and Akira could hear the wildfire again, roaring and popping across the water.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country was seeking reinforcements from across the continent to help battle the blaze, including Canadair aircraft from Croatia and Black Hawk helicopters from the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Skies over Le Porge turned orange as smoke rose from charred and crackling pine trees, while helicopters made repeated runs over deserted neighbourhoods.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

But a huge issue for those on the ground - or in the skies, with helicopters providing support by dropping loads of water on to the wildfire - is what is actually burning.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

He sped off with the car to Elk Grove, where he was chased by police and helicopters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

“Yeah. We’re gonna get a mansion somewhere. With a limo. And a pool. And helicopters and stuff.”

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

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

I could not see anything and I was helicoptered out, before spending two weeks in a coma in an army hospital in Kabul.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2024

“Here’s the bottom line: When my predecessor got covid, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed,” Biden said.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2022

Jedda-Boy was talking about how once when he lived in Nevada, he got helicoptered to a secret location to measure some land.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

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

“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

Inspired by the aerodynamics of these helicoptering pods, as well as other gliding, spinning tree seeds, engineers claim to have crafted the smallest ever wind-borne machines, which they call “microfliers.”

From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2021

A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz