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The companies’ business model has been like catnip to investors because unlike drilling for oil, which requires huge upfront investments, leasing land is capital light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It’s the latest effect forecast for what’s expected to be an historically strong event, one forecasters warn could also lash Southern California with powerful rain and broil both land and sea with punishing heat waves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The dataset combines observations from satellites operated by multiple countries, weather stations on land, at sea and in the air, together with climate modelling.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
It has been billed as a celebration of the musical heritage of Wales featuring world-renowned artists and choirs, and was inspired by Wales's reputation as the land of song.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
And now, here she is, separated from Novaliches by land and sea, with warm food and a comfortable mattress and hot and cold water, available whenever she needs it.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
A few weeks before Robert arrived in Baku, Mr. Brunt relates, the czar had “set more than 3,000 acres of prime oil lands for auction to private speculators.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Al-Dabba himself lost some 400 hives, which he had kept in agricultural lands east of Gaza City.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge in 2019 of burning lands that belonged to another and paid $600 in court fees while serving 36 months of probation, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Gabby Foster, a Black woman who has traveled solo to seven countries, makes connections with locals before she even lands.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
It lands in a pile with a shlump.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
They landed on Matières Fécales — not the more familiar French “merde,” or “caca,” but the considerably more clinical term for fecal matter.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Bubic initially landed on the injured list in mid-May with a low-grade flexor strain in his left forearm, he specified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
That aircraft was then hit by an unidentified object in mid-air before it landed safely in Hanover, where "minor damage" to the aircraft was discovered.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The plane then landed "fast and aggressively" at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, he explains, where it was met by fire crews on the runway.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I landed in New York with nothing but the robes on my back and my ancient Staff of Dragonfire, which does not work in this mundane realm.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Mr. Skenes learned to generate more force with his pitches by subtly adjusting his front-side landing mechanics, enhancing both his velocity and command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The airport shutdown also prompted a cargo plane to abandon its planned landing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Six years ago, “Ted Lasso” reminded us that many winning TV shows are the result of the right sentiment landing at the right time — or, in this case, a terrible time.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
A couple returning from a trip to Gibraltar were planning to get a train home to Clitheroe, Lancashire, after landing at Manchester Airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mystery Auntie followed my eyes, broke into a big grin, and waved her arms like she was landing a jet.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
