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Recent Examples of skydiving
There are skydiving displays, nighttime drone light shows, and even a fly-in competition that pits balloon pilots against each other to demonstrate their technical prowess.
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AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Sandman doesn't remember if WEBN actually got into the park, but not long after Wood had started the skydiving team, an afternoon disc jockey broke his leg on a jump and couldn't operate the board for two months.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
Two days later on July 9, a second skydiving crash was reported in Rochelle, less than 60 miles north from the first incident in the week.
—Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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AFAR Media, 4 Aug. 2025
Sandman doesn't remember if WEBN actually got into the park, but not long after Wood had started the skydiving team, an afternoon disc jockey broke his leg on a jump and couldn't operate the board for two months.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 3 Aug. 2025
Two days later on July 9, a second skydiving crash was reported in Rochelle, less than 60 miles north from the first incident in the week.
—Mike Stunson
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
The footage then cuts to the pair being strapped together, with Whitaker seated above the instructor in a tandem skydiving position.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skydiving
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Just last month, Trump blasted Powell for the ballooning cost of the renovation of two of the Fed’s headquarters buildings, even suggesting that the run-up in costs could constitute a firing offense.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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But as tariffs, a ballooning deficit, and macroeconomic uncertainty drive foreign investors away, the dollar is weakening—and U.S. borrowing costs are growing alongside rising debt.—
Wally Adeyemo,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Adventurous travelers will delight in all of the adrenaline-pumping activities in Interlaken—namely, skydiving and paragliding.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
16 June 2025
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Felix Baumgartner, a daredevil and extreme athlete, died on Thursday after a paragliding accident in Italy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
17 July 2025
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Even immature birds with limited experience were able to navigate mountainous terrain for hours at a time without powered flight, highlighting the species’ extreme specialization for energy-efficient soaring.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 July 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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When either carrier suffers an operational shutdown, the entire Canadian aviation sector feels the shock.—
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CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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In first half of August, Boeing delivered 17 aircraft according to Cirium, an aviation data company.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Skydiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skydiving. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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