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adventure

[ad-ven-cher] / Γ¦dˈvΙ›n tΚƒΙ™r /


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“I was in awe of his intellect, dazzled by his wit, amazed by his fearlessness and spirit of adventure, besotted by his loving heart, and smitten by his beautiful blue eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Hart’s “Meeting Ourselves” is woozy and vaguely threatening, with lines like “Don’t be scared / Open the door” bringing to mind a shadowy Lewis Carroll adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

His popularity on TikTok has soared following his latest adventure.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“We encourage adventure at 20,” Gratton says, “but we discourage it at 40 and 50.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

I jump out and run past her, bound through the kitchen, and catapult over a basket of potatoes with the leap of an adventure hero.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

With his journey almost complete, Karl Bushby reflects on adventures that have taken him across four continents, as well as strained relationships and how life as he knows it is about to change dramatically.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

By 2023, Mahlum was ready to begin new adventures and sold the fitness company for a staggering $88.4 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

An open-ended conclusion invites readers ages 8-12 to return for future adventures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Set in a fictional trailer park in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Trailer Park Boys follows the adventures of three longtime friends and petty criminals.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It had been dried, with her coat, in front of a salamandric flame, but it still smelled of its many and various adventures.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Bruce: We were as basic as we could be, talking about something we’ve never fully adventured into, and rightly so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

On the one hand, he tells us, the annals are haunted by “those who almost adventured, who almost achieved, but ultimately, for them, it proved to be too much.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

I’m not sure Dave will be around in a year or two when I’m all adventured out.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2020

As I look back at my vanlife adventure, it blows my mind that I’ve adventured more during the first year of my 30s than almost all 29 years before.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019

But halfway down the steps, she realized just how long it had been since she’d adventured by herself.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

That’s largely because we’ve been adventuring together since we were 7 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

If biking with a cat or small dog is on someone’s bucket list, the brand’s pet carrier clicks right into the rear cargo rack for easy adventuring.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

During the day, when you aren’t out adventuring, you can find a shady spot beneath a towering ponderosa pine or cedar tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

Jones, an adventuring archaeologist, is seen with the hat early on in the movie where he and his companions jump from a crashing plane in an inflatable raft.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

“It’s been nice adventuring with you guys,” Grover said, his voice trembling.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan


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