explorer
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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
Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
And there are worlds of beauty, meaning and narrative to be read in the often-static imagery by which Mr. Diaz recounts the life and crimes of a 16th-century Portuguese explorer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The species name Megachelicerax cousteaui honors French explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
However, the famous explorer didn’t think that Roosevelt’s current plans, to travel down an already well-known river, “could offer anything new to an Expedition whose object was to unravel unknown aspects of our wilds.”
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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