parachute
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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
"I suppose we could say we have been fortunate that every time we've been relegated, we have come straight back up and so it keeps the parachute payments," said Little.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Anyone who has jumped out of a plane with a parachute deserves respect, but to do it 36 times, that’s worthy of a salute.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
The parachute system, in my opinion, is one of the most important systems on the spacecraft.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I had to trust Regan in the same desperate way that a skydiver trusts his parachute, and that feeling was uncomfortable for someone like me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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