escapade
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A group of killer whales have been documented blowing a sunfish to bits in an unusual underwater escapade offering never-before-seen insights into orca behaviour, according to research released Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It was a childish escapade that got out of hand very quickly with tragic consequences," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
But “Venetian Vespers” is more entertaining than sobering; a stylish escapade that even Henry James might relish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
We stand in awkward silence at Birds on Franklin Avenue, and I’m really kicking myself for this whole escapade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
Most people knew nothing of the nighttime escapade or the unusual burial that had taken place that day.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Like Buster Keaton before him, Knoxville has an uncanny awareness of how his death-defying escapades appear on camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the tightrope coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook are walking is so precarious after England's Ashes defeat and Brook's Wellington escapades, a defeat here may have sent them tumbling to new depths.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
The warhorse Wawrinka departed for a medical timeout after the third set as his Melbourne escapades caught up with him.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Each 11-minute episode follows mundane escapades, like hosting a movie night or getting in a hot tub, punctuated by a somewhat disturbing art style and clumsy-on-purpose animation that strays into the uncanny valley.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2025
He took Clara on a second honeymoon to the same places where they had spent the first, and on weekend escapades to a hotel, but it was all useless.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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