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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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On Wall Street, however, the changes are landing much better.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

In a contracted media landscape with fewer places to pitch, its odds of landing in front of audiences on a major platform decline even further.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

She has never held that medal, having never returned to her homeland in the 14 years since first landing in the UK.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

"The UN cannot impose peace. Only Cypriots, through their leaders, can build it," Guterres wrote on X shortly after landing at midnight on Monday night.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Without warning, he leapt forward, landing right in the middle of Gingersnipes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

In Robert Capa’s photograph of GIs on the USS Samuel Chase just before the D-Day landings, soldiers play craps with French banknotes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

It signals that China may be able to challenge America's dominance in reusable rockets after successful landings by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Blue Origin, which is owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The rest of the company’s dreams are more moonshine than moon landings.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

"May we learn from this past," Hegseth said in reference to the pivotal involvement of American troops in the Allied landings.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman studied one such situation in which, after good landings, pilots were praised, whereas after bumpy landings, they were berated.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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