landing
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With its meager earnings, Cheap Trick made the long drive to L.A. several times to play the Starwood in hopes of landing a record contract.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Most managers expect a soft landing, favoring consumer stocks, bonds, and REITs, while oil and semiconductors are seen as crowded trades.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
They circled the moon without landing and then splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Initially, he was more upset at himself for falling over one of the last hurdles and landing on the track.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
He hung by his hands and dropped the eight feet to the ground, landing in an ankle-jarring crouch.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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