touch down

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Odysseus touched down in the Malapert A crater, some 300 kilometers from the moon’s south pole, becoming the first commercial lander to touch down on the moon.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

A sustained 26-phase attack culminated in Russell slicing through to touch down close to the posts, adding the conversion.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

When Hiku raced through to touch down another excellent May kick, it seemed the contest was over with Hull KR's 26-point lead, but that reckoned without the Broncos' remarkable powers of recovery.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Forecasts for January put inflation at 1.2% on the year, a touch down from December’s 1.31% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

To retrieve the astronaut safely, we had to make sure that we understood the exact place and time that space capsule would touch down.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson