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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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He was the first member of his family to attend college, which he paid for by taking out student loans, landing work-study jobs and working summers in a salmon cannery in Cordova, Alaska.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

For one, it’s likely to increase your chances of landing a job you want, because recruiters can see your experience fits the position more precisely.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

He made it his profession at a time when flying meant filtering automobile gasoline through a chamois skin and landing in cotton fields.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

And Odysseus was the first privately funded lander to make a soft landing on the lunar surface.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

We stop on a small landing, out of view of the lobby.

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




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