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land with

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verb

  1. (tr, preposition) to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with

    why did you land me with this extra work?

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Located on Miami Beach’s ultraexclusive Star Island, the 10-bedroom, 12-bath mansion sits on more than an acre of waterfront land with approximately 240 feet of Biscayne Bay frontage.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Such missiles can also be launched from land, with tests typically carried out in western China.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

The absurdist’s power rests in their ability to befuddle and bewilder, trusting the joke will land with the right folks and insult their target’s intelligence.

From Salon May 21, 2026

Movies premiering at Venice picked up 15, while two other fall festivals, Telluride and Toronto, largely programmed the Cannes features, alongside films that didn’t land with voters.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

“Free” land, with all its resources, was a magnet that attracted European settlers to the Americas.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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