parachute
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"When I took the Middlesbrough job, I know there are clubs with bigger resources, parachute teams that can spend more money, that are teams with bigger squads than us," he said.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"I suppose we could say we have been fortunate that every time we've been relegated, we have come straight back up and so it keeps the parachute payments," said Little.
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
That amount “represents one of the highest golden parachute estimates ever observed,” investor advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services wrote in a report this week.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
There had been no one to reassure him that his parachute was properly packed.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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