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jaunt

[jawnt, jahnt] / dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt /


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Last fall I walked from the northern tip of Manhattan to Battery Park, a jaunt that was tiring but doable in about six hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

The astronauts on the International Space Station receive a dose of around 240 to 480 X-rays on a six-month jaunt up in the exosphere.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2026

A wild black bear took a jaunt around a Northern California zoo and was spotted visiting its bear neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Marlie came next, smiling occasionally at Allun, who was swinging along beside her, whistling and singing as if he was on a country jaunt.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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