parachute
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The fixture is dubbed as the most lucrative game in world football, with promotion worth a minimum of £200m in broadcast revenue and parachute payments.
From BBC • May 21, 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
“I was a jump master who became in charge of the parachute troopers,” he said.
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
Although her parachute had tangled in a fir tree as it came down, she had managed to cut herself free and made it to the ground.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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