skydiving
noun
sky·div·ing
ˈskī-ˌdī-viŋ 
: the sport of jumping from an airplane and typically executing a prolonged free fall before deploying a parachute
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Rockstar then packed the world with everything from skydiving and harrier jets to trucking — all within a 6×6 kilometer map, a step up from the 4×4 kilometers for GTA III and Vice City.
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Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
Growing up in New Jersey and then California, Jennings didn’t find skydiving until around the time he got married.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Also spotted: Marissa and Ramses canoodling in one of the Potomac hot tub boats, Nick and Hannah skydiving, Garrett and Taylor eating dinner in what appears to be an Artechouse immersive exhibit and aerial shots of what looks like a wedding at Great Marsh Estate in Bealeton, Virginia.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Nobody is immune from the inherent danger that comes with skydiving.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
Growing up in New Jersey and then California, Jennings didn’t find skydiving until around the time he got married.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Also spotted: Marissa and Ramses canoodling in one of the Potomac hot tub boats, Nick and Hannah skydiving, Garrett and Taylor eating dinner in what appears to be an Artechouse immersive exhibit and aerial shots of what looks like a wedding at Great Marsh Estate in Bealeton, Virginia.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
Nobody is immune from the inherent danger that comes with skydiving.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Skydiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skydiving. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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