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Recent Examples of skydiving
Malfunctioning parachutes have been blamed for at least two other skydiving deaths this year.
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
Deputies with the Sedwick County Sheriff's Office responded to Air Capital Drop Zone, a skydiving center, following an accident involving 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers was believed to have been dead after a 4,000 foot jump at a skydiving center known as the Army Parachute Association in Wiltshire, England.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
While best known for its flashy entertainment and adventurous activities — from bumper cars and ice skating to surfing and indoor skydiving simulators — Royal Caribbean offers something for all types of travelers.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
Deputies with the Sedwick County Sheriff's Office responded to Air Capital Drop Zone, a skydiving center, following an accident involving 37-year-old Amanda Gallagher.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In April 2015, Victoria Cilliers was believed to have been dead after a 4,000 foot jump at a skydiving center known as the Army Parachute Association in Wiltshire, England.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skydiving
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One option floated by the committee would try to undercut the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, which led to a ballooning in program enrollment.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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That has left Florida homeowners with limited availability and has led to the ballooning of the state's insurer of last resort, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
6 Jan. 2025
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And for a hint of adventure, opportunities for scuba diving, paragliding, hiking, and sailing provide the ideal dose of adrenaline.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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Yes, that is Canet playing the paragliding avenger, Franck, who’s trying to free his abducted pregnant wife, Léo (Stéphane Caillard), from a blackmailing thug.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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This sent prices in neighboring Bangladesh soaring, and authorities are scrambling to find new sources for the vegetable. Elsewhere, a drought in Spain took its toll on olive oil production.—
Aniruddha Ghosal, Evelyne Musambi, and Joeal Calupitan,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Sep. 2023
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The orange leather piece featured a soaring, nearly hip-grazing leg slit that culminated with a gold buckle at the top.—
Chelsey Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
26 Sep. 2022
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Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick followed Cruise's character 30 years after his graduation from the TOPGUN Naval aviation program, when he is called back as an instructor for the elite fliers.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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The disappearance marks the third major U.S. aviation mishap in eight days.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Skydiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skydiving. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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