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

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

Although human exploration of Mars remains years away, this research helps narrow down where astronauts might one day touch down on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

Then when Wills ran over a weak tackle to touch down in the corner, the home side led by 20 and looked to be marching to victory.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

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