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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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Before landing, however, they experienced additional melting and fragmentation while continuing to lose speed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Safran also manufactures landing gear, aircraft seats, and lavatories.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The arguments are landing as a task force of outside experts prepares recommendations on how the Fed should communicate, due by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Although landing a roster spot at a major college is a noteworthy achievement under any circumstances, Bryan faces steep odds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

I went to the door and out to the landing outside her room.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Canada and US lobster landings have been roughly equal over the years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Rice, from Cranleigh in Surrey, was a signalman aboard HMS Eastway as part of the Normandy landings, arriving at Juno Beach five days after D-Day.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Also, two-time major golf champion Bryson DeChambeau said that while it’s likely that moon landings have happened, some of the footage we’ve been shown might have been fake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But to get there, the two-time company founder is looking back more than 50 years to the space agency’s days of quick decision-making and innovation that led to the moon landings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Lefty grew familiar with the shoreline of the Detroit River, its screened inlets and secret landings.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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