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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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In travel news this week, 18 American passengers from the expedition cruise ship struck by a rare hantavirus outbreak were transported to a specialist quarantine center after one tested positive and another showed symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“The broader pattern is definitely not random,” Chin-Hong said, “which is more expedition tourism visiting remote areas.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

During the expedition, led by the Western Australian Museum aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel R/V Falkor, researchers collected more than 1,000 samples from depths reaching 4510 meters.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

"We are coordinating with various expedition teams to avoid more climbers trying to scale the summit at the same time," said Rishi Ram Bhandari, Secretary-General of the Expedition Operators Association of Nepal.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Prior to his Brazil expedition, Teddy went on an African safari with his son Kermit, pictured here, and brought back specimens for the National Museum of Natural History and the American Museum of Natural History.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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