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

Hounded by the press from the moment the wheels touch down in Australia.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

Back came Bristol though with Matias Moroni going over before Ravouvou charged down the left before cutting back in field to touch down under the posts.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

And so I found myself, six days later, standing at our local airport watching a tin commuter plane containing Katz touch down and taxi to a halt on the tarmac twenty yards from the terminal.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson