The passengers sighted land then became joyful.
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Explanation:
Found: <u><em>To be discovered or to have come upon one or more objects</em></u>
<u><em>Found:</em></u> Past, Past Particle Of "Find"
To have found something mean to have come upon or come across an object, person or place. You have already discovered the item, person or place, since the word is found and not find. "Found" is the past particle of find, and find means to be happening in the moment.
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