parachute
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The Clarets then received £48m in parachute payments.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
"The amount of money paid in parachute payments will reduce and the amount of money going into the Championship will vastly increase," IFR chair David Kogan said.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
For relegation, this is the minimum value of being in the Premier League for the next season, minus the received parachute payment.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
My travels had taken me to coastal areas in Connecticut and New York that are so privatized, you’d need a kayak or a parachute to make it onto a beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Moon Squadron use them for nighttime parachute drops, the Hudsons being bigger than the Lizzies, not so suitable for short field landings.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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Brakes alone cannot slow the cars fast enough, so parachutes are deployed from the car's rear at the finish.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Former Montana smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes into rural terrain to contain wildfires — Sam Forstag is also hoping to go to D.C. as the state’s first Democratic member of Congress in 30 years.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ellis herself—portrayed by the much-honored English actress Sharon D. Clarke—is a specialist of sorts, a crack investigator who parachutes into under-resourced locales to help with cases deemed otherwise unsolvable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
For nearly 25 years, GoPro cameras have gone underwater, glided with parachutes and slipped down ski slopes, allowing the adventurous to record images of their experiences.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
There were no parachutes, so how could I hope to reach earth alive?
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Two RAF pilots ejected and parachuted out of an RAF jet before it crashed during a training exercise.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He was parachuted into parliament in a by-election last month to take his place on the green benches and, weeks later, at the top of the greasy pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Base jumpers parachuted from its heights, and a performance artist recorded himself teetering along a 1-inch-wide slackline strung between two of the properties’ 40-story towers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
British paratroopers and medics parachuted onto the island to deliver urgent medical supplies for him.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
“Anyone could be an enemy agent. Scouting the roads. Planning acts of sabotage. Did you hear that German troops parachuted into Holland disguised as nuns?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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He was parachuting from planes six months later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But in a rare GQ profile ahead of his much-anticipated new film, “Digger,” Cruise’s zeal reaches heights even the intrepid actor might think twice about parachuting from.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
In 2026, it’s more like parachuting onto the roof.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Approach this as a collaborative effort, not as a sister parachuting into his personal and financial life all guns blazing.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026
The skill and courage she showed in parachuting was admired, and she became an early favorite for the spaceflight.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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