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rescue

[res-kyoo] / ˈrɛs kyu /




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A man was airlifted out of Runyon Canyon by a Los Angeles Fire Department rescue crew about 9:15 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Administrators said the sale had preserved 733 jobs - but that 484 jobs had been lost and 38 bars had closed after they were not included in the rescue deal.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordered an investigation and urged local authorities to focus on rescue operations and treating the injured, state media reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Cusco Police Region Chief General Virgilio Velasquez said search and rescue operations were launched on Wednesday after he received reports of the missing man.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

By then—oh, surely by then—his father or a rescue crew would come for them.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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