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helicopter research
 n.— «I made them a promise that we weren’t going to practice what is known as “helicopter research,” where you go into a community, get your research data, publish a paper and walk away.» —“Two hospitals work with Senecas” by Don Glynn Niagara Gazette (New York) Apr. 11, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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