pylon
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The Cirrus SR 20 is known to deploy a parachute system and images circulating online after the crash appeared to show a yellow parachute canopy caught in a pylon nearby.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Investigators later determined that improper repair work on the American Airlines plane had damaged parts within its pylon, a structure that attaches the engine to the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
But as Northwestern’s Najee Story rumbled toward that same pylon with ball in hand, USC’s quarterback closed in, lowered his shoulder and catapulted his entire body toward the 288-pound defensive tackle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
Down 2-0 in the third quarter, Flowers escaped the pocket on a third-and-12 play, keeping the ball on a read option and dove for the pylon for the touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2025
They had heard the unnatural humming of a pylon in the summer air; and had actually gone beneath it, on Fiver’s assurance that it could do them no harm.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Expanding the grid - building new pylons and power lines - is pushing up network charges.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
Features seen in the pictures, including pylons, storage units and markings on paved areas, matched with satellite imagery.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Seguro and Ventura have drastically rewritten their election scripts and appearances to focus on the towns and villages worst hit by floods, where the storm has torn down buildings and pylons.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
The pylons are 25 to 100 feet in height and spanned 1.5 miles along Century Boulevard, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
For this was what he’d vowed as a corollary of his main aim — to study until he could see the pylons of the Golden Gate Bridge.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
