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excursion

[ik-skur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪkˈskɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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Van Gorp had joined a Saturday group outing, a horseback trail riding excursion in the desert.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Maxime Fallet, who works at a Doubs riverboat excursion company, fears the lake is "destined to disappear", for lack of a plan to save it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Previous to that excursion, the biggest trip I can remember making was driving 90 miles from Louisville to watch the Cincinnati Reds play at Crosley Field.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Another video reveals him on an excursion to Las Vegas with his family.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

It was on their first excursion to the west that Benton had a vision of God in a dream.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

The new suit is intended specifically for the first Moon surface excursions and weighs approximately half as much as Axiom's larger primary spacesuit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Also go for: Weekend après parties at Canyon Lodge bring DJs to the slopes, while off-mountain excursions range from guided snowmobile tours to tubing at Woolly’s Adventure Summit, a family-friendly amusement park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

At one point, the man who created such transporting excursions into grace as the Opus 39 Waltzes had to scrounge around for his own piano.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It means their holiday to Slovenia has been cancelled and - although their flight was refunded by British Airways - they estimate being left £1,300 out of pocket from unused accommodation and excursions.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

There were sightseeing trips up the Swiss Alps designed as getaways for relaxation, but these excursions only taxed Ernest’s weakened constitution.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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