rescue
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She volunteers with a group that visits Skid Row, provides supplies to the people there, and tries to rescue animals who live chained up in abysmal conditions.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
A woman in her 60s also died on Saturday after she and a man got into difficulty after entering the water in Thornton Cleveleys to "rescue their dog".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
They warned that funding would be gutted for essential services such as fire rescue, public hospitals and road repairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
By Saturday evening, a total of nearly 200 search and rescue personnel had joined in the search operation, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
“I’ll go on into town. There must be some sort of emergency headquarters. The Red Cross or the National Guard or someone must be coordinating rescue efforts.”
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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