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explorer

[ik-splawr-er] / ɪkˈsplɔr ər /


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“In the 14th century A.D., a Moroccan explorer named Ibn Battuta documented that a buttery variation of khichuri was eaten daily in South Asia,” wrote Rachael Grow for Mashed.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Columbus, Ohio’s fastest-growing big city, was named in the 1800s by a local politician who admired the explorer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

This docuseries was created by National Geographic explorer Bertie Gregory, a cinematographer for legendary nature filmmaker David Attenborough, who knows how to dazzle with close-up imagery.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.

From Science Daily Mar. 9, 2026

More than a century later the French explorer La Salle canoed down the Mississippi.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

If successful, future explorers might eventually live on Mars without relying on protective domes.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

McGrath is part of a growing community of online urban explorers and has been back to the tunnels to photograph them and remember his grandad.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

But Jones doesn’t mind the urban explorers if they don’t trash the place.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It’s a tradition that dates back to 1886, and there have been over 200 such parades since then, celebrating great explorers, war heroes and champion athletes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

It showed the Osage from the time they roamed the plains to their first encounter with European explorers and missionaries, and to the black-gold rush.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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