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Meanings of sighting in English

Occurrence where a region of land is spotted from a ship.

Usage of sighting in English
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On YouTube, Kruger sighting posted this message to explain the drought situation:
The South African
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A trooper said they were checking a report of a possible sighting.
Reuters
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I mean, people might not want to speak of the sighting, right?
The devil's heart
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There was a sighting of Justice Minister Judith Collins today in Mangere.
Radio NZ
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There were no sighting reports of any of the Hippo's family members.
The South African
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The sighting last year was the first of the whale outside Australia.
Radio NZ
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Now, after almost a year on spearmint, a cyst sighting is rare.
NY Magazine
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It is now a century since the last sighting of this animal.
BBC
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Arnold's sighting marks the origin point of modern UFO lore and terminology.
Wired
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However, there's been no sighting of a ring to validate their claims.
Ebony
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My first sighting is in a news story referencing the Dark Days.
Catching Fire
12
In 2002 someone reported a possible sighting, but didn't get any pictures.
Wired
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And, with Young, the only three people to have a confirmed sighting.
The Guardian
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You might have gone weeks without sighting one, but they were there.
The dream of perpetual motion
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The dense forest would naturally prevent their sighting him when miles away.
The Airplane Boys among the Clouds; Or, Young Aviators in a Wrec...
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None of these contacts had yet resulted in a confirmed submarine sighting.
One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
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South Africa
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New Zealand
Common
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