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parachute

[par-uh-shoot] / ˈpær əˌʃut /




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“This time, Zaslav’s going to walk away with a billion-dollar parachute and Paramount may end up with these crown jewels assets when it comes to movie-making and television programming,” Proaño said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 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

Original plans by US envoy Bill White involved fighter jet flyovers and a parachute drop for the independence anniversary event in the Cinquantenaire Park, in the heart of the city's European district.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The capsule’s parachute opened, and he splashed down in the ocean.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Ellis herself—portrayed by the much-honored English actress Sharon D. Clarke—is a specialist of sorts, a crack investigator who parachutes into under-resourced locales to help with cases deemed otherwise unsolvable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

All three landed under good parachutes but two people collided with each other during the freefall.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

With the capsule descending beneath huge parachutes to gently splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the astronauts were back on Earth.

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

They glided down onto us like tiny, bloodsucking men in parachutes.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

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

He was parachuted into parliament in a by-election last month to take his place on the green benches and, weeks later, at the top of the greasy pole.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Glasgow was parachuted in to host the Games after the Australian state of Victoria dropped out, and was partly picked because so much infrastructure was already in place.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

He said this includes pharmaceuticals which need to be manufactured in micro-gravity conditions before being parachuted to Earth.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

There is always a measure of shock when you leave the trail and find yourself parachuted into a world of comfort and choice, but it was different this time.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

Rhodes joined the Army after high school and served for three years before being honorably discharged after a parachuting accident in 1986.

From Salon Dec. 30, 2025

Klava Fomicheva and her navigator, Galya Dzhunkovskaya, both of them long since recovered after parachuting from their burning plane that summer, flew one of these cold and dark missions over northerly Riga.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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