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exploration

[ek-spluh-rey-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈreɪ ʃən /


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U.S. commercial stocks are held everywhere — in pipelines, in refineries, and in tanks belonging to midstream companies and exploration and production companies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

A yellow light calls for careful judgment in student use, allowing students to use AI for research, exploration and creative projects.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Sunshine plans to use the proceeds to fund the feasibility studies necessary to restart the mine and get processing plants up and running, as well as pay for equipment, infrastructure, drilling and further exploration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Beyond all that, this curtain call means leaving behind one of TV’s best intergenerational relationships and its most poignant, accurate exploration of the craggy emotional geography of friendships between women.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Now that the South Pole had been reached, it seemed as though the age of heroic exploration was over.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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