parachute
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Some of the income the club will receive will come from parachute payments – money linked to the value of broadcasting rights paid to teams when they are relegated.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Shareholders, however, made known their disdain for Warner Chief Executive David Zaslav’s proposed golden parachute, which could swell to $887 million, depending on when the transaction closes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
In each of the past five seasons, two of the three teams promoted from the Championship were receiving parachute payments.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
We can lose one forward bay cover parachute, one drogue, one pilot and one main parachute, and the astronauts will still have a safe landing.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Alex’s fear disappeared, as suddenly and completely as if it had fallen out of the plane without a parachute.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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