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Recent Examples of crash-land
Another biggie movie, the 1980s Cold War action movie follows a U.S. pilot who crash-lands in the USSR, only to be nurtured back by a local woodsman, who is a fan of the U.S. From the trailer, the Skydance Media pic looks to be akin to Spies Like Us with a dose of Top Gun.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
An alien known only as Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders) flees his home planet and crash-lands in Hawaii, where he is adopted by a grieving young girl named Lilo (Daveigh Chase), who takes him for a dog and dubs him Stitch.
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David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
Published by Amazon Original Stories for its Kindle platform last year, the story told of a group of mercenaries that crash-land on a remote snow summit.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Okarun and Jiji — ejected from the Buddha robot — crash-land in a nearby rice field.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
An alien known only as Experiment 626 (Chris Sanders) flees his home planet and crash-lands in Hawaii, where he is adopted by a grieving young girl named Lilo (Daveigh Chase), who takes him for a dog and dubs him Stitch.
—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
27 Jan. 2026
Published by Amazon Original Stories for its Kindle platform last year, the story told of a group of mercenaries that crash-land on a remote snow summit.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Okarun and Jiji — ejected from the Buddha robot — crash-land in a nearby rice field.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash-land
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Jeju Air's Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after it belly-landed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two people on board.
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In the worst air disaster in South Korean history, 179 people were killed when a Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the runway at Muan International Airport.
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Your unconventional ideas land better when people can experience them instead of only hearing about them.
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That lowers the chance of landing on a fake claim page built to steal your information.
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From the poetic paintings, sculptures, photographs, and videos in Rashid Johnson’s Guggenheim survey to Larry Bell’s colorful new glass cubes alighting in Madison Square Park, recent presentations gave us hope for the future.
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Immediately after alighting from its fanciful detour, Woods makes the odd decision to leave Emily’s perspective and lock into Sylvia’s.
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Tianwen-1 is a Mars orbiter, lander and rover mission that successfully touched down on the red planet on May 15, 2021, releasing its Zhurong rover.
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Japan extended the lead to 24-10 straight after when, after 16 phases, player of the match Ben Gunter busted through four Italians to touch down.
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The bill of the Iran conflict also now seems to be coming back to roost in Washington.
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When used correctly, these decoys can scare away pesky birds who are trying to roost on your porch.
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Passionate Mars lights your 11th House of Friends and Community, forming a harmonious trine to transformative Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
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Digital footage obtained by The Times showed large aerial fireworks lighted at close range, while another video showed fireworks being thrown by an unknown individual into the crowd.
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Marie, perched between Lake Superior and Lake Huron and adjacent to its Canadian twin city of the same name.
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Luna began the day hopping around, perching on the various trees near the nest.
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