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[land] / lænd /






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The epic conclusion to Bleach, the popular animated series based on the hit manga, or Japanese comic, is due to land later.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Musk said that SpaceX’s investment-grade credit rating and its diversified business, which includes revenue from rockets and Starlink satellite technology, enabled it to land the deal.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Arktikugol declined requests to comment for this article through a spokeswoman and barred the Journal from visiting Barentsburg, which is on Norwegian land leased by Russia and subject to private property laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

At the land border with Benin, health forms were generic, asking about fevers but not mentioning Ebola and without temperature checks, an AFP reporter observed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

His self-satisfied expression makes me recall how people, more than exhaustion, cold nights, and hot days, made the land rush horrible and desperate.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

He says he hopes “Farewell to Russia” will encourage people to see these lands for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He was particularly interested in bacteria carried by plastic debris that lands on corals and can introduce harmful microorganisms through direct contact.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

When the joke lands differently with a punchline they’re not expecting, they’re pleasantly surprised.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Seeing the condition of the recently burned lands... we didn't dare to gamble and assume he'll survive."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Woundedness, fury, and it lands like a punch.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

The debt they initially landed on the club has now grown to over £1.15bn, according to their latest accounts.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Pittsburgh landed in Paris on Friday morning, a full 48 hours before kickoff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

On September 23, 2023, a capsule carrying approximately 120 grams of asteroid material landed in the Utah desert.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

As with all Marvel series, “VisionQuest” hasn’t yet landed on its deeper meaning.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

He landed on his back, winded, could not even yell.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Instead, he was jailed shortly after landing in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The plane stayed on the tarmac for at least 30 minutes after landing, and the injured flight attendants stayed onboard, according to KABC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Astronauts on previous missions have frequently experienced dizziness or lightheadedness when standing after landing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But he has also acknowledged he has limited time left in the sport, giving himself until 2028, external to beat Hendry's world title total by landing an eighth.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

We get to the second-floor landing; we’re only three yards away from our destination.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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