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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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Herodotus, writing around the same time as Euripides, described Medea’s final expedition to the Iranian plateau, and claimed it gave the Medes their name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Similarly, an expedition in 2019 to investigate a photograph of what might have been landing gear protruding from the water near Nikumaroro also failed to find anything.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"Finding Amelia Earhart's Electra aircraft would be the discovery of a lifetime," Richard Pettigrew, head of the ALI and the expedition lead, said.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

As part of his preparations for the series, Bartlett went on a photo-taking expedition through Seattle and Tacoma, collecting imagery of Pacific Northwest grunge to share with his artists: crumbling walls, fire escapes, water towers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“The sanitary condition of the expedition was good, and the quantity of provisions still existing was sufficient to assure us the termination of the voyage without scarcity of food.”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

We spent the next couple of days based in Ísafjörður, the Westfjords’ de facto capital, where my friend Anula Jochym lives part of the year while guiding multiday wilderness expeditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The expeditions explored seamounts near Isla del Coco and along Costa Rica's Pacific margin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Friends and family describe Wolfe as a force of nature, often dressed in camouflage shorts and ready with stories of his travels, fishing expeditions and the objects surrounding him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But he also had his critics: they said he focused too much on records, and on marketing his expeditions to a growing social media following.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

But she and Peris had always been very careful about not getting caught on these expeditions.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld


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