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Disembarking in Egypt was an option, but meant leaving his luggage - including the racquets, kit and equipment which are his livelihood - with no guarantee when he would be reunited with it.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Disembarking passengers were edgy but excited to be on the move again.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

Disembarking from the lunar lander, Buzz Aldrin one-upped Gagarin by playing a cassette tape of Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon”—a fitting choice, no doubt, for the moon’s first exposure to human music.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2019

Disembarking, we walk through some rather insistent rain to the hotel shuttle buses.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2017

Disembarking would be difficult and delayed, causing the forces to wait a long time for the unloading of their guns and ammunition.

From Operations Upon the Sea A Study by Edelsheim, Franz, Freiherr von