Example Sentences
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Sam Forstag, a 31-year-old union leader and former smokejumper - a person who parachutes in to fight forest fires - just won the Democratic nomination for Montana's 1st congressional district, defeating a more establishment candidate.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Former Montana smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes into rural terrain to contain wildfires — Sam Forstag is also hoping to go to D.C. as the state’s first Democratic member of Congress in 30 years.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
All three landed under good parachutes but two people collided with each other during the freefall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
When the main parachutes came out, he added, “It was glorious.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Yet for nearly three years, the entire 46th Guards flew their night bombing combat missions without parachutes.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
