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excursion

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


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The excursion is unusual for Rubio, who in nearly a year and a half on the job has preferred short, business-like trips and rarely done events outside of government meetings.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Parents and scouts had been fundraising since the start of last year, with the excursion costing £2,750 per child.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Every excursion includes the likelihood of being uncomfortably jostled or, worse, dropped as he’s being transferred to his seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The excursion the cruise line touted the most, though, was a hot new beach club on a 17-acre sliver of Paradise Island.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

That whole Brown Art Challenge excursion didn’t even happen—not for me anyway.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan




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