explorer
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Lynas Rare Earths has agreed to buy Meteoric Resources in an all-share deal that values the Australia-listed explorer at around $672 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Daily Telegraph leads with pleas from the family of retired explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who "have demanded an urgent investigation into his care arrangements".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It would take 118 years for a spacecraft to travel far enough away to find it, based on estimates from the speed of Nasa’s New Horizons explorer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
“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
She was an explorer, an intrepid follower of her own heart.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Not a very imaginative lot, those Spanish explorers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Journal reviewed the transactions related to Derakhshan and Zedcex using publicly available blockchain explorers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
During 32 dives to the site, explorers collected samples from 485 whale-fossil sites and active whale falls, and found a treasure trove of remains, including one extinct whale's skeleton.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
For more than 250 years, stories from early explorers described crocodiles as a common sight along the shores of the Seychelles.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
And there we were, two explorers on Listening Rock in the aftermath of a terrible adventure.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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