rescued
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Not long afterward, an Argentinean expedition arrived and rescued the survivors, bringing their extraordinary Antarctic ordeal to an end.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
A couple who went for a beach walk shortly after getting engaged had to be rescued by the Irish Coast Guard after an incoming tide trapped them against a coastal cliff.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
In October, Vantara returned an orangutan it said it had rescued from traffickers in 2024 to Indonesia and offered to open 10 mobile veterinary centres nationwide.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The latter traversed the Panama Canal on a tugboat named the Shannon Dann, which rescued four fishermen off the coast of Baja California, tangerine behemoth and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
She changed her mind in 1854 when she learned that Blackwell had boarded a train and rescued a runaway eight-year-old slave girl who was being forced to return to the South.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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