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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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Ash says the world is not ready for a "truly live expedition"

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

On Aug. 10, 1893, three men set out on a hunting expedition across the Ardlamont Estate, on the west coast of Scotland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

As a result of the three-day hold, the research team has extended the expedition time to complete its fieldwork and has yet to indicate whether they had found any promising evidence of Earhart's plane.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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

By the time the 2014 expedition ended, divers had searched deeper within the Antikythera wreck than ever before.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

The Professor Molchanov, a ship that had been traversing Arctic waters on scientific expeditions for more than four decades, offered a workaround.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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

Tam Lin drilled him when they went on expeditions in the Ajo Mountains.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer


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