parachute
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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
“Support for the golden parachute proposal is not warranted.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
“We must parachute into Europe,” she wrote before setting out, “like a mother breaking into a burning house to rescue her children.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
He tried to set his expression into “bravery in the grip of terrible adversity” but it was difficult with the wind contorting his face as if he were in a free fall without a parachute.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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