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Recent Examples of belly-landJeju 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.—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 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.—David Hodari, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025 The plane, a Boeing 737-800, belly-landed on the runway at Muan International Airport in southwestern South Korea after an overnight flight, apparently with flaps and landing gear retracted.—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
While two of the tornadoes touched down near Bennett, about 35 miles east of Denver, two others were seen in Adams and Elbert Counties.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Over the multi-day event, tornadoes touched down in Missouri, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Virginia, and Oklahoma and caused over 20 fatalities.
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Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
On a gas model, light the burners on one side, leaving the opposite side off.
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Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
During the tricky Death monologues, Urbina subtly shines a spotlight on the actor, while the others, frozen in place, are dimly lit, still able to be seen.
In the new series, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a group of tactical soldiers discover a mysterious vessel that crash-lands on Earth.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
At a time when Lilo wants nothing more than a best friend, a fugitive alien named Stitch (voiced again by original Disney actor Chris Sanders) escapes his handlers and crash-lands on Earth.
Morro Bay State Park was the only SLO County destination to land on the list.
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Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
17 May 2025
The $500 million expansion fee paid by the ownership group led by Mohamed Mansour and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, blew away the previous MLS record of $325 million paid by David Tepper to land Charlotte FC.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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