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According to the World Air Sports Federation—the governing body for paragliding, skydiving, hot air ballooning, and other aerial sports—the longest distance ever traveled in a paraglider is 379 miles, by Sebastien Kayrouz, over the Caprock Escarpment of Texas in 2021.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 22 Aug. 2025
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
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver best known for his record-setting dive from space, died in a paragliding accident in Italy Thursday, according to Italian officials.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
It is also known for outdoor pursuits such as paragliding, trekking and cycling.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 22 Aug. 2025
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
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver best known for his record-setting dive from space, died in a paragliding accident in Italy Thursday, according to Italian officials.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
It is also known for outdoor pursuits such as paragliding, trekking and cycling.
—Fiona Govan, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Perfect for children’s bedrooms and play spaces, these favorably reviewed linen-blend curtains feature grommets for effortless gliding and breezy stripes in 27 colors that are equally kid- and grownup-friendly.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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The team showed that this gliding persists down to –15 degree Celsius, setting a new benchmark for cellular motility in complex, nucleus-bearing organisms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Jana also believes Six Flags has the opportunity to leverage its existing real estate to implement year-round and inclement weatherproof experiences, such as indoor skydiving and trampoline parks.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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Authorities found a skydiving instructor dead and rescued another person from a tree after the pair became separated during a tandem jump in Nashville, Tennessee.—
Rachel Wegner,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bernstein's Mark Shmulik said Alphabet's ballooning capex is a fair trade-off for its accelerating momentum.—
Alex Harring,Yun Li,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Other Big Tech firms with ballooning valuations, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta, reported higher-than-expected revenues Wednesday.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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That frenetic screech of packing tape echoing in your emptying home may send your blood pressure soaring.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last week, Oracle surprised Wall Street with a massive $300 billion deal with OpenAI, a five-year deal that helped send Oracle’s stock soaring—and brought simmering fears of an ‘AI bubble’ back to the surface.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Paragliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paragliding. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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