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adventurer

[ad-ven-cher-er] / ædˈvɛn tʃər ər /


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The British adventurer makes her acrobatic moves against a background of realistic graphics, complete with her trademark sarcastic quips.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

A British adventurer has been refused permission to use the Channel Tunnel to complete his 36,000-mile walk around the world.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The result is an often exhilarating, often disturbing and always poignant tale of an artist and adventurer who lived to challenge the limits of what humans could do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

I once asked James Cameron, the director and adventurer, why we should travel to Mars and such places.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025

He told the story as if he was an adventurer on the Silk Road.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026

The adventurers reckon that they’re probably safe because it’s off-season for the toothy beasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

The mountain’s close proximity to Los Angeles, coupled with social media content promoting the hike, encourages inexperienced adventurers, Fordham said, with “zero regard to the actual danger they’re putting themselves in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

With Styx’s charm set on low, we were no longer fearless adventurers.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon


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