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skydiving

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as in ballooning

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Recent Examples of skydiving Skydive Kansas City had planned eight skydiving flights out of Butler Memorial Airport that day, the NTSB said. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 The crash, which authorities said involved multiple experienced jumpers, shocked the skydiving community. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026 In Butler, Missouri, the next day, 11 passengers and a pilot died when a skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 June 2026 All 12 people on board a skydiving plane that crashed shortly after takeoff are presumed dead, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for skydiving

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The wildfire has grown just as rapidly, ballooning to 358,000 acres across Owyhee and Malheur counties as of Wednesday.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
Situational Awareness rode a wave of AI optimism since its inception in 2024, ballooning to a peak of $45 billion in assets before last week's reckoning.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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Visitors especially enjoy paragliding and hang-gliding in the area, as well as canoeing and hiking all around the Valley.

— Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
And in 2022, Ristroph studied the surpassingly complex aerodynamics of what makes a good paper airplane—specifically what is needed for smooth gliding.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

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Another chapter in SpaceX’s journey After the IPO, the scarce supply of shares paired with intense interest from retail investors sent the stock soaring.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
The abrupt shifts have been a defining feature of the five-month war that has upended global markets and sent the prices of fuel and other basic goods soaring.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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Those weren’t the only aviation improvements to make headlines recently.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has highlighted the importance of hydrogen and its derivatives to products essential to our society, such as aviation fuel and fertilizer.

— Sverre Alvik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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