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has alighted

  • present perfect of alight (3rd person singular).

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But the American composer has an instinct for recognizing when he has alighted on a story that will send his imagination into overdrive.

From Seattle Times May 15, 2024

Art-world glamour has alighted in Dakar with Black Rock, the posh seafront residency established by Kehinde Wiley.

From New York Times Jun. 15, 2022

Buzz, that coveted element of American life, has alighted in a place where locals tell of a lack of buzz for some while.

From Washington Post Oct. 2, 2020

Mr Lawsky has alighted on the fact that the size of the fine is at least a partial solution to the issue of making reparations count.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2014

She on whom the spirit, flitting from generation to generation, has alighted for a while.

From The Ivory Child by Haggard, Henry Rider