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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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For relegation, this is the minimum value of being in the Premier League for the next season, minus the received parachute payment.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Airdropping personnel with parachute systems is impractical because, unfortunately, the enemy's assets can neutralize them very rapidly," said 24-year-old instructor Axel.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

It’s like looking up and seeing the material of your parachute fray and flutter.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

Ellis herself—portrayed by the much-honored English actress Sharon D. Clarke—is a specialist of sorts, a crack investigator who parachutes into under-resourced locales to help with cases deemed otherwise unsolvable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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 mission's moment of maximum jeopardy had passed, and soon the spacecraft's red-and-white parachutes opened and sent the capsule sailing majestically through the sky.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026

She soon found that her assignment was anything but boring—for one thing, she had to make a few practice jumps herself before she learned to pack parachutes.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Two RAF pilots ejected and parachuted out of their plane before the training aircraft crashed.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

A. For people without a Letterboxd account or even much urge to keep up on movies, parachuting into the Oscars once a year can be disorienting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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

Zhanna, who enjoyed parachuting and skydiving, was agreeable.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson


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