circumnavigation
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Their fortunes turned in 1772, as Cook was about to embark on his second circumnavigation of the globe aboard the Resolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Captain Matthew Flinders, from Donington, led the first circumnavigation of Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023
His fastest circumnavigation via both poles took 46 hours and 40 minutes and was done in July 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
Harding was also on board the 2019 “One More Orbit” flight mission that set a record for the fastest circumnavigation of earth by aircraft over both geographic poles.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
The sweep was an almost leisurely circumnavigation of the block on ground level, to check that all inmates were in and all gates were locked, that everything was in order.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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