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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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Recent Examples of land
Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Here’s more from my seriously unserious conversation with Alva about the fictitious land deal (edited for clarity and brevity).
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
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Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole has landed a major gig with Rihanna's beauty company, Fenty.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Before this administration, no senior American official would have suggested that the U.S. should take anything but a leadership role in facing a major threat — let alone the greatest land war on the European continent since World War II.
—Ian Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Here’s more from my seriously unserious conversation with Alva about the fictitious land deal (edited for clarity and brevity).
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The booster flew for the 11th time and landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2025
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Travis Kelce's ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole has landed a major gig with Rihanna's beauty company, Fenty.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Person of Interest became a meditation on the post-9/11 surveillance state, transcending its network-procedural DNA. Yellowjackets, whose third season premiered last Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime, fits that mold to an extent.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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With these financial incentives, the DOJ effectively guided state sentencing policies.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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Most regions that need the changes are also prone to political volatility that often sacrifice social change campaigns at the altar of political ambitions.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The result showed some diminished support for Ukraine, because previous assembly votes saw more than 140 nations condemn Russia’s aggression, demand an immediate withdrawal, and reversal of its annexation of four Ukrainian regions.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate hoya plants by rooting cuttings in water or layering in soil.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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This, mere months after Forest finished 17th last season, only one spot above regulation (albeit being docked four points for breaching league profitability and sustainability rules).—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Minnesota ships travel the long, dangling length of Lake Michigan and dock at its southern tip: Gary, Indiana.—
Paige Williams,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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When an officer arrived at the scene of the attack, Apollo charged at the officer, who shot at the dog, police said in court records.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those different facets of Tom’s appeal will all come into play when a dangerously idyllic young family arrives at the resort — the kind whose telegenic beauty would almost feel wasted if it weren’t being used to hide an ugly secret of some kind.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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In Turkey and the Middle East, the birds crop up in folklore as heralds of spring, guides for pilgrims, and the first creatures, along with two doves, to disembark from Noah’s ark.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Barcelona followed suit and also got permission from local authorities to close a terminal to curb the amount of cruise traffic caused by visitors disembarking.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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Visiting the Vatican City masterpiece is not the same, Watts argues, as witnessing the artist perched on scaffolding in the act of creation.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Weedman Design Partners This home remodel by Weedman Design Partners was devised to embrace its natural surroundings, perched on a lake near the Oregon coast.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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It’s become a popular bit of internet lore that Mickey is technically the first non-human to win an Oscar.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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In addition to her Tony win, Erivo has won a Grammy and a Daytime Emmy, both for projects related to The Color Purple.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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