expedition
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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
"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
In the months afterward, he embarked on an ill-advised expedition to find gold in the headwaters of the Columbia River in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Kane’s influential family supported their adventurous son financially as he put together a second expedition to the Arctic.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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We mounted two expeditions, in 2017 and 2018.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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
Bate went on to undertake expeditions across the Mediterranean, often travelling alone to remote caves in search of evidence of ancient life.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
But funding for paleontology remains limited and the research community small, while expeditions into remote areas can be costly.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
It was an exceedingly ambitious goal, but Kropp had the credentials to pull it off: he’d been on six previous Himalayan expeditions and had made solo ascents of Broad Peak, Cho Oyu, and K2.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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