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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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They circled the moon without landing and then splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Initially, he was more upset at himself for falling over one of the last hurdles and landing on the track.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Saavedra briefly entertained the name “Charro,” a reference to Mexican cowboys, before landing on Tapatío, a nickname used for people born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, where all three of his children were born.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Civil aviation authority chief Aziz said that "only on two or three occasions maximum" a commercial plane delayed a landing due to Israeli military action.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

There’s a hatch in the ceiling out on the landing.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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