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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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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

Egged on by demagogues, Thucydides narrates, Athens embarked on a war of choice—the Sicilian expedition, the disastrous failure of which contributed to Athens’s eventual defeat in the Peloponnesian War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

Along with Roosevelt and Kermit, Cherrie was the only other American on the expedition.

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

According to the Himalayan Database, which tracks expeditions in the region, last year there were 379 ascents by climbers with permits to Everest’s summit, compared with 57 in 1996.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

On each of his three expeditions to explore the Antarctic, Shackleton had failed in his mission.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong


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