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Recent Examples of skydiving
But the incident has not been the only tragic skydiving accident in the last two months: Two other skydivers have also died at the same skydiving facility in Arizona.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Many skydiving accidents occur because of the jumper, according to the United States Parachute Association.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
The company also said skydiving rigs have a computer called an Automatic Activation Device (AAD), which deploys the reserve parachute if the skydiver doesn’t deploy it manually.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Arizona are working with the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate deadly skydiving incidents after three people in two months faced issues while descending into the air.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
Many skydiving accidents occur because of the jumper, according to the United States Parachute Association.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
The company also said skydiving rigs have a computer called an Automatic Activation Device (AAD), which deploys the reserve parachute if the skydiver doesn’t deploy it manually.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Authorities in Arizona are working with the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate deadly skydiving incidents after three people in two months faced issues while descending into the air.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skydiving
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The rating agency cut the nation’s sovereign credit rating down one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, pointing to the government’s ballooning deficit and the cost of rolling over its existing debt.—
John Melloy,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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Explaining its rationale for lowering its credit rating on the United States for the first time since 1917, Moody’s cited ballooning US debt levels and Washington’s intransigence over budget deficit solutions.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
19 May 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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International espionage, government coverups and paragliding action scenes — Ad Vitam has got it all.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
14 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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Food waste also accounts for up to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions each year, estimates the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change—four times more than the entire aviation industry.—
Jen Rose Smith,
AFAR Media,
27 May 2025
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Forbes spoke to four aviation safety experts who offered advice for minimizing risk exposure and reducing the likelihood of flight disruptions this summer.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Skydiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skydiving. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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