odyssey
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It seemed unfair that she’d been preparing for a lovely Southwestern odyssey, only to have it end so badly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
While rescue workers have exhausted themselves in cold water, the odyssey has also featured heated rifts between veterinarians and self-proclaimed "whale-whisperers", fundraising scams and esoteric attempts to heal the whale through chanting.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
On his odyssey out of slavery, David George settled in the Carolinas, then Nova Scotia and finally Sierra Leone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A cartoon maritime odyssey, powered by what Ricky Wilson called "the stupidest riff you ever heard", it became one of the first independent hits on the American new wave scene, selling more than 20,000 copies.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Just getting to school for my first day of ninth grade was a whole new odyssey, involving ninety minutes of nerve-pummeling travel on two different city bus routes as well as a transfer downtown.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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