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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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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

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

In January, they rolled over another loan to take in their last remaining parachute payment to June 2027.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The parachute system, in my opinion, is one of the most important systems on the spacecraft.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

All the regiments would need armorers to load bombs and machine guns, and the fighter and dive-bomber regiments would also need radio technicians and parachute packers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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