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A massive search and rescue effort extricated one crew member but at least one additional crew member was unaccounted for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Combat search and rescue, or CSAR, missions are considered among the most complex, time-sensitive operations that US and allied militaries prepare for.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

A search was carried out under "challenging conditions" as the vessel's engine room had been flooded and damaged by fire, the company said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The ignored wind, its feelings hurt, had already left in search of another audience.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el