parachute
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Troy has barely snapped a pic before he is forced to parachute into the Siberian wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The army crew named him Little Reg, short for regiment - after the parachute group Petherbridge is a member of.
From BBC ● 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
When an airwoman for the 587th gave a concert for her companions, her comrades made her a white silk dress out of parachute fabric to wear while she sang.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He said: "We've had Gayle King and Katy Perry come back safely to Earth with parachutes using fabric that was made right here in Devon."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
All three landed under good parachutes but two people collided with each other during the freefall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
And they were still so close to German territory that they were afraid they’d be blown back over the front lines if they tried to use their parachutes.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
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
It is the first time the UK military has parachuted in medical personnel to provide humanitarian support, according to the MoD.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
The capsule parachuted safely to sea while the rocket continued its flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It went high into the air, ignited, then parachuted slowly toward the ground, lighting the entire area.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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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
In 2026, it’s more like parachuting onto the roof.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
But his fortunes have flipped: Keenan is now one of the most senior officials in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, parachuting into cases around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 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
She continued parachuting and competed with the Soviet National Aerobatics Team in England in 1970.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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