alight
verb (used without object)
to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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But of all the miracle works performed by the McDonald Corporation, you have alit upon two of the finest.
From Fox News ● Sep. 3, 2020