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adventure

[ad-ven-cher] / Γ¦dˈvΙ›n tΚƒΙ™r /


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It was the last performance of his tour and the unofficial kickoff of a new Hollywood adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The demo shown to journalists, covering the opening hour and a later section of the adventure, unfolded much as it did in the 1998 original.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

While publishers “exhibited a strong preference for. . . what might be called ‘highbrow works,’ ” Ms. Manning observes, the favorites among enlisted men ran more to “westerns, mysteries, stories of adventure and page-turning fiction.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That adventure led to dog-sledging through the Arctic, scuba diving, and multiple high summit climbs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Magic’s voice held the promise of excitement and adventure.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Though adolescents might not be easy to thrill, they long for great IRL adventures like the rest of us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Hearn said he had "eagerly awaited" the episodes arriving on his television after hearing of his father's adventures.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

If you’re consistent with your goals, the more Dora the Explorer–style adventures your bird can go on.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026

So there you have it: Hamilton safely buried and assuming legendary proportions as a martyr; Burr slipping out of town, eventually headed toward bizarre adventures in the American West, but already consigned to political oblivion.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

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

As Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel, Carol has led the Avengers, adventured with the X-Men and saved the world over and over again.

From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2018

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

One date turned into three years of adventuring, monthly travels, new restaurants, cities, family weddings and concerts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2025

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

The original Dragon’s Dogma, from 2012, married robust combat with slow, methodical adventuring and baroque, anime-esque pomp.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

And then he said, “Right, young man, I think you’ve done enough adventuring for one day.”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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