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adventure

[ad-ven-cher] / ædˈvɛn tʃər /




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"It's not like a lot of games like sci-fi or adventure or fantasy," he says.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

A new “Friday the 13” movie is in the works nearly 20 years since Jason Voorhees’ last big screen adventure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The reviews so far have gone some way to allaying his fear, with US outlet IGN calling it an "exceptional remake of an incredible game and a rich adventure that stands on its own".

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the title of his 1997 bestselling adventure tale, “Into Thin Air,” mountaineer and writer Jon Krakauer employs a double entendre so clever that its effect is extraordinary.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

After having fun for a while, the people decided to end the adventure.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

The series centres on the adventures of green-clad warrior Link, who battles the evil demon Ganondorf across the ages trying to save Princess Zelda.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

By 2023, Mahlum was ready to begin new adventures and sold the fitness company for a staggering $88.4 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The cartoon began as a preschool animation on YouTube called Fire Spike!, which was about the adventures of a dragon and his friends.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Holmes and Watson’s adventures “give us the material world of Victorian London with a solidity that not even Dickens can match.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After our baths, we sat, all five of us, on an enormous carpet around Abuelita’s bed telling her the tales of our adventures along the bank of the Rio Grande.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Bruce: We were as basic as we could be, talking about something we’ve never fully adventured into, and rightly so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

On the one hand, he tells us, the annals are haunted by “those who almost adventured, who almost achieved, but ultimately, for them, it proved to be too much.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

As I look back at my vanlife adventure, it blows my mind that I’ve adventured more during the first year of my 30s than almost all 29 years before.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019

As Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel, Carol has led the Avengers, adventured with the X-Men and saved the world over and over again.

From The Verge ● Sep. 19, 2018

But halfway down the steps, she realized just how long it had been since she’d adventured by herself.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

That’s largely because we’ve been adventuring together since we were 7 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.

From Salon ● May 12, 2025

Stay: The historic Hotel Andaluz is a five-minute walk from the Albuquerque station, making it a perfect home base for adventuring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

Jones, an adventuring archaeologist, is seen with the hat early on in the movie where he and his companions jump from a crashing plane in an inflatable raft.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

“It’s been nice adventuring with you guys,” Grover said, his voice trembling.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan


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