adventure
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He said mushroom spotting can transform an ordinary walk into an adventure, revealing colourful and unusual species that many people pass by without noticing.
From BBC β Sep. 27, 2026
Netflix has revealed that the new installment will delve deeper into the Addams family history, while the newly released Paris image suggests that Wednesday’s next adventure could take her beyond Nevermore Academy.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 25, 2026
It has been decades since Gizmo’s last big-screen adventure.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 24, 2026
Every important adventure, or crazy gamble, is devoid of common sense.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 24, 2026
“Maybe I’ll go on an adventure with you sometime, but if I do, I’m coming back here.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Though adolescents might not be easy to thrill, they long for great IRL adventures like the rest of us.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 14, 2026
Hearn said he had "eagerly awaited" the episodes arriving on his television after hearing of his father's adventures.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
If you’re consistent with your goals, the more Dora the Explorer–style adventures your bird can go on.
From Slate β Sep. 6, 2026
Christopher and Anya’s adventures unspool at a breathless pace as they hop from island to island, dueling with pirates, trespassing among giants and competing in a deadly street race featuring some of Glimouria’s nastier creatures.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 2, 2026
I wanted so badly to reciprocate, but what could I tell him that would ever compare to such adventures?
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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 β 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 β Feb. 2, 2022
One seal even adventured under a picnic table near a cafe, the newspaper reported.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 30, 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 β 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
A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 3, 2026
One date turned into three years of adventuring, monthly travels, new restaurants, cities, family weddings and concerts.
From Los Angeles Times β 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 β 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 β 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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