landed
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Though he landed the first of his seven Oscar nominations for the role, Mr. Duvall didn’t get to set fire to the scenery.
After several years of off-Broadway productions, summer stock, and roles in TV dramas like “Naked City” and the “Twilight Zone,” Duvall landed his first Hollywood role in 1962.
From Los Angeles Times
Judges do not want to see reverts, where a trick has landed but the board is still spinning.
From BBC
Meanwhile, out of her 205 applications, Fatima has landed just 12 interviews - roughly one in 20.
From BBC
“Maracaibo was alive with eager strangers as every boat that landed there disgorged an army of oil workers,” Méndez wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
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