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explore

[ik-splawr, -splohr] / ɪkˈsplɔr, -ˈsploʊr /


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A new book to explore: Marlon James’ new book, The Disappearers, follows a group of gay men grappling with extreme homophobia in 1980s Jamaica.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

In a self-published memoir, he recalled himself as a dreamy young man who longed to become a great writer and explore the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Their mission, as Kirk would reiterate at the top of each episode, was “to explore strange new worlds,” “seek out new life and new civilizations” and “boldly go where no man has gone before.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

The 200-million-euro "EU-Greenland Partnership Package" package will finance projects to improve connectivity across the immense territory, include investments in clean energy and explore access to critical raw materials.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

I had purchased an old sailboat, which I wanted to use to explore the Pacific, and I kept this boat in Ventura, California.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Published in iScience, the research explores the neurological overlap between attention and creativity.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

In the 20-minute gameplay sequence, Lara Croft -- still in her famous blue top and brown shorts -- explores an abandoned tomb in Greece, battling panthers and dodging giant swords falling from the ceiling.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The exhibition explores the connection between sight and sound through scenes of New York City alongside portraits of jazz musicians.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Through this medley of forms, Mr. Gasda explores the transient nature of art and love and the question of how those passions will survive us.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Marco follows her as she explores, taking turn after turn through the twisting pathways.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Another avenue being explored is the idea that Greenland, with its ice sheet and frigid turquoise waters, could host data centres, which require extensive cooling, to power artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

Through intermediaries, a possible exit for Myles Lewis-Skelly was explored, with a fee of about £80m believed to have been mooted for the midfielder.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Walter first explored a purchase of the Houston Astros, who eventually were sold to Houston businessman Jim Crane for $615 million ahead of the 2012 season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In case you missed it: The most recent Risk Journal Podcast explored pressure that’s building across some of the world’s most important trade routes, along with the U.S.-Canada dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

She knew this was foolish—after all, she hadn’t explored the island—but she was so weak she couldn’t help herself.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The Wisconsin State Fair is one of those events you could spend several days exploring and still miss something.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

Texas-based Greenland Energy intends to spend about $60 million on exploring sites on the Jameson Land peninsula in eastern Greenland, alongside British mining company 80 Mile.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

She moved with her family to rural Gloucestershire as a young woman and spent hours exploring the surrounding countryside and caves, collecting fossils.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Beyond explaining the unusual quantum oscillations themselves, the findings strengthen the case for using ZrTe5 as a platform for exploring additional topological phases of matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

The exploring would have to come to a close.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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