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Recent Examples of crash-land
The authorities are investigating what caused a plane to crash-land and flip over on the runway in Toronto yesterday.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
In the first, the girls crash-land in a vast wilderness on their way to a soccer tournament.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sandberg baffles her by appearing to claim, falsely, that she’d been booked on an Asiana flight that crash-landed, escaping only because of a last-minute switch.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article The Delta flight that crash-landed and flipped over at Toronto’s main airport last month descended fast enough to set off an emergency alert, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
In the first, the girls crash-land in a vast wilderness on their way to a soccer tournament.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Sandberg baffles her by appearing to claim, falsely, that she’d been booked on an Asiana flight that crash-landed, escaping only because of a last-minute switch.
—Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article The Delta flight that crash-landed and flipped over at Toronto’s main airport last month descended fast enough to set off an emergency alert, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 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.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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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.—
David Hodari,
NBC News,
3 Jan. 2025
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But this also is a team that with the current Bam Adebayo-Tyler Herro core has landed in the play-in round the past three years, its last direct playoff entry not since 2022.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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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.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2025
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As another fire began to alight in the Los Angeles area on Wednesday, residents in the Hollywood Hills — as well as onlookers worldwide — feared for the safety of those involved, not to mention the iconic Hollywood Sign.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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The male godwits are the first to appear, alighting in the boggy tundra fen.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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The first phase will only include a paved airstrip to allow for planes to touch down from the university’s Daytona campus, Tedrow told the board on Wednesday.—
Katie Sartoris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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In other highlights Timothée Chalamet, who touched down in Rome with Kylie Jenner and his father, received a Special David Award for Cinematic Excellence, alongside Italian actress Ornella Muti.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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All of this came to roost in Tesla’s most recent earnings report last week.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Glass birds in the mornings and roost them in the evenings to better understand their behavior.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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On a gas model, light the burners on one side, leaving the opposite side off.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
15 May 2025
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In the sixth inning, with Manny Machado perched on third base, San Diego’s Xander Bogaerts hit a flyball to Doyle in center.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
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The home, which was originally built in 1928, is perched atop a rocky bluff with private access to 200+ ft. of beach below.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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“Crash-land.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash-land. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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