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alighted



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The face the London tube driver's gaze alighted on looked uncannily like his own.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Here countless celebrities and industry titans alighted as they came, or returned, to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Not surprisingly, by the time that the couple alighted at the Astrodome in 1974, they were headed for divorce proceedings.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

Apparently, once we had left, the ravens had alighted together.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

Fyrian, Glerk, and the nearly unconscious Sorrow Eater alighted next to them.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill



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