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as in state
a body of people composed of one or more nationalities usually with its own territory and government
the whole land rose up in outrage over the tyrant's unconscionable cruelties
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as in to arrive
to get to a destination
we landed at the hotel just before midnight
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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
our plane is landing in 15 minutes, so we need to put all of our things away
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as in to win
to receive as return for effort
because of his work on the boss's pet project, he landed a promotion as well as a raise
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as in to grab
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
after struggling for half an hour, the fisherman finally landed a 10-pound bass
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Eve Chen, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
But Musk abandoned the option of building on acres of land outside Austin and is instead embedded in a residential neighborhood.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The most important thing, however, is not to try to cut corners and gain quick wins by seeking to land a work from home job that pays well without a degree, without any ambition to develop yourself further.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Fans' cheers filled Honda Center as fans learned about a new Villains land at Walt Disney World and the first Coco attraction coming to Disney California Adventure.
—Eve Chen, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
But Musk abandoned the option of building on acres of land outside Austin and is instead embedded in a residential neighborhood.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Since landing New York’s marathon, TCS, which spends $40 million a year on sports sponsorships, has picked up the London and Toronto marathons, with the recent addition of Sydney, Australia.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The most important thing, however, is not to try to cut corners and gain quick wins by seeking to land a work from home job that pays well without a degree, without any ambition to develop yourself further.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Kelly was state’s attorney for St. Clair County at the time.Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Two states — Arizona and Hawaii — don’t change and stay on standard time.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
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That assessment by intelligence officials, cited by The New York Times, follows Russian advances in the Donetsk region and concern about what the outcome of the U.S. election on Tuesday will mean for U.S. support for Kyiv.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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The whole region is crisscrossed by hiking and biking trails, including a section of the nearly 400-mile-long Kettle Valley Rail Trail.Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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In spring when cleaning up your garden, remove any remaining pieces of newspaper or mix them into your soil.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
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Learning how to plant without soil could be useful in other exploratory missions.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
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The Sun Princess was scheduled to dock at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Wednesday, but the port had already begun shutting down early Tuesday morning due to Hurricane Milton, the category 4 storm that’s expected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast as soon as Wednesday night.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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If hospitals wouldn’t, the state would dock their money.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
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By that time, a patrol car had arrived with two policemen.Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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The move arrives after months of entertainment industry workers in the Los Angeles area speaking out about a lack of employment opportunities in the iconic production hub.Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
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The team disembarked from the ISS Wednesday afternoon and is heading for a splashdown off the coast of Florida.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement There were 216 people on board when the boat departed Bangladesh, and 50 of them reportedly disembarked in Indonesia’s Riau province, according to police.Binsar Bakkara and Edna Tarigan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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But new research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reveals two fortified settlements that were once perched along a key crossroad of silk trade routes.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the November 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine Reuss moved into a large wooden Alpine house, perched above a valley and surrounded by jutting peaks.Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Meador wins Elite championship Steven Meador won the Beaver Lake Elite Series two-day championship held Oct. 19-20 at Beaver Lake.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Powerball numbers:Anyone win Saturday night's drawing?Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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