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landing

[lan-ding] / ˈlæn dɪŋ /


NOUN
act of a person/thing that lands
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He led the Rangers to a junior college national championship and then transferred to East Carolina, before eventually landing at Washington State.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Alhough I’ve never been good at making friends, I’ve always succeeded at landing boyfriends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

She also worked in radio, building her profile through stations including Rinse FM, before landing a presenting role on BBC Radio 1 in 2018.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Before landing, however, they experienced additional melting and fragmentation while continuing to lose speed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

On landing, each would stick a foot out.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Eisenhower led the US war effort against Nazi Germany, commanding the D-Day landings that launched the phase of conflict leading to Adolf Hitler's defeat.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 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

However, since flights between the U.A.E. and Israel began after they diplomatically recognized each other in 2020, there have been incidents where Israel-bound planes have made emergency landings in the kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Lucy Powell's comments came after two uncontrolled landings from the Channel in two days, at Folkestone and Samphire Hoe in Kent.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

It is perfectly familiar, three flickering points of light forming an upside-down L, just like the makeshift runway Maddie made her efficient practice landings on four hours ago in England.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein


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