They are the pararescue jumpers, or PJs, who jump out of the plane during rescue missions.
And when he's playing well, he's hitting jumpers, even in the most critical situations.
He stopped relying on long, off-balance jumpers and started driving to the basket with authority.
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Perhaps Hein can next market the phrase to corporate America, which has no shortage of shark-jumpers.
They ran nine plays that resulted in spot-up jumpers and took shots off of four screens.
Part of that lackluster performance stemmed from the Clippers' ability to contest such jumpers.
She had nine points during the burst, barely moving the net on some of her jumpers.
He also took several contested or difficult jumpers, especially once the Warriors took control.
Despite the beard and his fondness for woolly jumpers, he is no cuddly capitalist.
Today's swimmers, sprinters, pole vaulters, shot putters, divers and long-jumpers are considerably better than their 1992 predecessors.
In the public gallery, a small coterie of chaps in striped jumpers and black masks groaned, audibly.
'This season', the article said, 'peace signs are on everything from jewelry to jumpers and even maxi dresses.
Additionally, Chicago smothers jumpshooters, allowing the second-fewest open jumpers per game in the NBA, according to Synergy Sports.
Bryant answered with two straight jumpers before Davis' basket tied the game for the last time at 84-all.
Lauterbrunnen, with its high cliff faces, is one of the world's most popular areas for expert base jumpers.
John's transition game and those two finished them off with jumpers including one each from behind the arc.
You always find heptathletes that are good high jumpers can pop out 200 points ahead of everyone else.
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Competitive thrill seekers aren't all 20-something Mountain Dew-chugging climbers, jumpers and extreme skateboarders.
Over gibbon generations, the best jumpers have survived to pass on their talents.
"U yellowhammer claim-jumpers are, like, a hundred, " tweets a miffed social media buff.
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Felton, who had 27 points, and Boston's Kevin Garnett each hit jumpers in the final minute and change, forcing overtime.
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There were nine of us in the Porter: three jumpers, three instructors, two photographers and Mr. Meldrum, who was piloting.
There was Sam Perkins, all jambly arms and legs that somehow came together to hit smooth jumpers in the lane.
When police started arresting subway turnstile-jumpers, one in seven had an outstanding warrant and one in 25 carried a gun.
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Indiana missed about five dunk attempts in the first half and a series of short jumpers, too, costing them precious points.
In 10 games this month, he has been left open for a whopping 71% of his jumpers, according to Synergy Sports.
Although the Gators are an excellent shooting team, they take a ton of jumpers from distance (41% of the team's shots).
Saturday was a smooth exhibition of the player's range dunks, rebounds, blocked shots, altered jumpers and a fearlessness chasing down loose balls.
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He torched defenders who gave him too much space, logging a career-high effective field-goal rate (51.3%) on jumpers, according to Synergy Sports.
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