expedition
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Coronado’s expedition was unable to find the Seven Cities of Gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Lakpa Sherpa, an expedition operator and veteran climber, said airlift technology was used to support rope-fixing teams by delivering ropes, ladders, snow bars and food during critical phases.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
When the expedition departed, Coronado left behind his 16-year-old wife, Beatríz, whom he had married when she was 12, along with their two small children and a governorship on the frontier of New Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Scientists also compared the specimen to a similar object collected in 2021 during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's Research Vessel Falkor, finding matching cellular structures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026
Each day of delay meant putting the expedition in jeopardy, however.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing expedition
The Diary of Anne Frank
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