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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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The fixture is dubbed as the most lucrative game in world football, with promotion worth a minimum of £200m in broadcast revenue and parachute payments.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Shareholders, however, made known their disdain for Warner Chief Executive David Zaslav’s proposed golden parachute, which could swell to $887 million, depending on when the transaction closes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 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

We can lose one forward bay cover parachute, one drogue, one pilot and one main parachute, and the astronauts will still have a safe landing.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

She did this secretly without her parents’ knowledge, until the day her father found her parachute knife in her school bag.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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