landed

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Taking cover behind a rock, he drew his bowstring and with a single strike landed an arrow close to its neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who hasn’t landed an MLB job since serving a 194-game suspension, has signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Three women and eight children - believed to be members of the same family - landed in Melbourne late on Thursday afternoon with another woman and her child arriving in Sydney shortly afterwards.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

On Thursday, a plane carrying a sick passenger landed in Amsterdam, a day after three evacuees were whisked away from the ship, the vessel's operator, Netherlands-based Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

A pixie with bright red hair and leaflike wings landed on my bleeding fingers and dug her tiny feet into my cut.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff