pylon
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The model of plane is known to deploy a parachute system and images circulating online appeared to show a yellow parachute canopy caught in a nearby pylon.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
But as Northwestern’s Najee Story rumbled toward that same pylon with ball in hand, USC’s quarterback closed in, lowered his shoulder and catapulted his entire body toward the 288-pound defensive tackle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
His pass had just been picked off, a most unfortunate turn at a most unfortunate time for USC, when Jayden Maiava took off sprinting toward the pylon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
His board did not survive and smashed into the pier’s pylons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
To Boogaard, the clash in Moerdijk is about more than pylons and planning procedures.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
He acknowledged there were "expense issues" with such a plan, and said that in "some places you will have to have pylons".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Seguro and Ventura have drastically rewritten their election scripts and appearances to focus on the towns and villages worst hit by floods, where the storm has torn down buildings and pylons.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
She peered into the water as she crossed the bridge, eyeing the dark line on the pylons where the water had once risen.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
