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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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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 was a jump master who became in charge of the parachute troopers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Jared Daum, the parachute system manager for Artemis II, explains how it will work in comments to AFP that have been lightly edited for clarity.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She invented a reusable, waterproof diaper cover made first from a shower curtain and later from nylon parachute cloth, into which mothers could insert a cloth diaper pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Alex hung in the air, dangling at the end of the parachute.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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