jetpack
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In December 2020, a video purporting to show a person flying with a jetpack was captured by people taking part in an instructional flight out of Torrance airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
The league office moved to New York, and Pete Rozelle, who succeeded Bell as commissioner and came from the world of public relations, used television as a jetpack to reach new heights.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
Chappelle told the crowd that they could boo all they wanted, because he received a jetpack from Musk last Christmas.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2022
The French inventor Franky Zapata has been injured after his homemade jetpack, called a flyboard, crashed into a lake in the town of Biscarrosse.
From BBC ● May 29, 2022
“Jesus Christ, I expect to have a chip in my brain and a jetpack in a couple decades’ time.”
From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory
Powered by science fiction, Could Futurists claim that we’re headed toward a fantastic universe of solar-powered cars, off-world colonies, delivery drones and jetpacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
"Black Ops 7" removes features unpopular with fans, like "jetpacks" and "wall running" gameplay, Activision communications director Stephanie Snowden told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
While all of this is going on, the Mandalorians come swarming down in their jetpacks and engage in hand-to-hand combat with flying stormtroopers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
Iron Man-style jetpacks are on the market, if you have about $400,000 to spend.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
Of course, Duke, Nala, and Scruffy had jetpacks, so that made their dilemma a little easier to deal with.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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