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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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Herodotus, writing around the same time as Euripides, described Medea’s final expedition to the Iranian plateau, and claimed it gave the Medes their name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

SVALBARD, Norway—This summer, Russia’s Geographical Society leased an ice-strengthened vessel for an expedition to map Russia’s historic presence on Norway’s Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

ALI director Rick Pettigrew said the team was aware of the global interest in the expedition and would share its results "as soon as we are able".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 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

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Ash Dykes, 35, from Old Colwyn, Conwy, holds five world records but his most recent quest was the first of six back-to-back expeditions he will take on in extreme environments.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

We spent the next couple of days based in Ísafjörður, the Westfjords’ de facto capital, where my friend Anula Jochym lives part of the year while guiding multiday wilderness expeditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

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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