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arrival

[uh-rahy-vuhl] / əˈraɪ vəl /




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Upon arrival, the men connive to set up shop at a rest house for travelers, despite having not made reservations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The pontiff said Europe was "entering a new stage" with the arrival of men and women fleeing war and persecution, urging countries to welcome them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Before the arrival of wind and rain, though, some bursts of warmth will lift temperatures above average, possibly reaching the low-20s Celsius at times in south-east England.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Eight months after their arrival, both young people sailed back together to Berbice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

After reading about Joey’s bravery during the war and her arrival in the US, he’s inspired to start a fund drive called Joey’s International Leprosy Fund.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The zoo said the impending arrivals were born at Chengdu and are named Ping Ping and Fu Shuang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Sheremetyevo - Moscow's biggest airport - warned passengers about "temporary restrictions" in place, while at the capital's Vnukovo airport all arrivals and departures were halted.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

She said the group was always on the lookout for new arrivals and had already recorded the willow emerald damselfly, the southern oak bush cricket and the purple emperor butterfly, as more species travelled north.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Students are the largest group of arrivals, with 753,000 international students in Australia, most from China and India, data shows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Listen, Novis, we’ve got some new arrivals, a couple of young mathematicians. You’ll get them up to speed.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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