landed

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Considered the better technical boxer, he regrouped and landed a right in the second.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Taking cover behind a rock, he drew his bowstring and with a single strike landed an arrow close to its neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who hasn’t landed an MLB job since serving a 194-game suspension, has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Another sick passenger from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship landed in Europe on Thursday, as the vessel headed to a Spanish island and health officials scrambled to map the outbreak of the potentially deadly human-to-human strain.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

“I had expected a cold-water shock,” Venus said, remembering when she first landed in the river, “but it was warm like bathwater, perhaps 80°F.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone