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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft touched down safely by parachute on July 26 at 5:27 a.m.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

As military aircraft staged flyovers, members of the Army and Navy parachute teams jumped with giant U.S. flags over the mall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Original plans by US envoy Bill White involved fighter jet flyovers and a parachute drop for the independence anniversary event in the Cinquantenaire Park, in the heart of the city's European district.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Tattered sweaters, linen T-shirts, parachute shirts and “bondage suits” are printed with slogans that read “Only anarchists are pretty” and “Anarchist punk gang.”

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Sasha ordered Nina and Aleksandr to parachute out of the uncontrollable aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old union leader and former smokejumper - a person who parachutes in to fight forest fires - just won the Democratic nomination for Montana's 1st congressional district, defeating a more establishment candidate.

From BBC Jul. 18, 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

All three landed under good parachutes but two people collided with each other during the freefall.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

The astronauts, who set a distance record, landed in the Pacific Ocean under parachutes a few minutes after 8 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Even in this chaos, the children know what silver parachutes contain.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Walker, a 65-year-old London consultant, said she had yet to "make an impression" of the former mayor of Greater Manchester, who was parachuted into the top office by the Labour Party.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 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

There is always a measure of shock when you leave the trail and find yourself parachuted into a world of comfort and choice, but it was different this time.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

Commander Dave Lee, Royal Navy Parachute Display Team, spent the event parachuting into Pendennis Castle at the beginning of the eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 15, 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

Sereni, who recited cantos from Dante in Italian to calm his nerves, was offered a British alias for the parachuting mission.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

In one striking photo, a kneeling US pilot is confronted by a Kuwaiti local, moments after parachuting from his jet.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

Tatyana was a secretary, but what she really enjoyed was parachuting, a sport she had taken up in her teens.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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