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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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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

“I was a jump master who became in charge of the parachute troopers,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 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

It also acquired parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace in 2023 and specialty RF filter firm Akoustis in 2025 after each of those companies filed for bankruptcy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Somehow he’d allowed this parachute jump to get to him and he was too scared to move.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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