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arrival

[uh-rahy-vuhl] / əˈraɪ vəl /




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Centre-back Guehi's £20m arrival from Crystal Palace in January was considered a bargain.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Teacher Joanna Stelmaszczyk said there was "so much excitement" when the video was shown and recalled similar enthusiasm when pupils watched Peake's historic arrival at the International Space Station in 2015.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

They link its arrival to warming seas, saying that rising temperatures are pushing warm-water fish northwards, with subtropical sharks in pursuit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Her symptoms appeared four days after her arrival.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A lethargic ding signals my arrival on the fifth floor.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The unspoken rule was that children were given the front row, and whoever saw Bukangi had to point her out to newer arrivals.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It described her daughters’ arrivals and noted that her husband had continued to appear outside the home.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

A preliminary estimate of international arrivals to Canada by air and land totaled 5.3 million in September, up 9.5% on-year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

International visitors were also scarce, with Los Angeles welcoming 700,000 international arrivals in June and July — roughly 80,000 visitors below 2024 levels for the same period, the report says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

It cheered when the exposition orchestra played “Home Sweet Home,” a song that never failed to reduce grown men and women to tears, especially the newest arrivals to the city.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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