parachute
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Tattered sweaters, linen T-shirts, parachute shirts and “bondage suits” are printed with slogans that read “Only anarchists are pretty” and “Anarchist punk gang.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"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
In January, they rolled over another loan to take in their last remaining parachute payment to June 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
Even so, he’d been taught how to pack a parachute, how to control it, how to exit a plane, and how to land.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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