trek
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Based on Homer's poem written originally in Greek around the 7th or 8th century BC, the film tracks hero Odysseus as he faces obstacle after obstacle on his trek home from the Trojan War.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The trek takes Etna across a bombed-out city and into a mountain range occupied by refugees and guerrillas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
As much as I wanted to hop on a plane from New York City to try it, my editor and I settled on a shorter trek, to New Jersey, to start with its sloppy joe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Over “Obsession’s” first few weekends, 75% of the audience was 17 to 34, which is significant at a time when major studios have struggled to consistently get younger viewers to trek to the multiplex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
I left them here so as not to have them on me if I was caught during the 50 mile trek to the landing field.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
They bought a house in El Valle de Anton, a beautiful town known for exotic wildlife, breathtaking treks, and fresh mountain air.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
He treks the gravel path behind the farmhouse to a small pasture tucked between rows of corn and soybeans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
One of the Dodgers’ primary challenges will be managing the returning talent — and ensuring the toll from their previous two title treks doesn’t become a roadblock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
The father was timing the gardener's treks across the rolling lawns.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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They were encountered by Spanish soldiers who first trudged and trekked north in the 1770s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Michele described carrying a binder with hundreds of pages of medical records and creating spreadsheets to track symptoms as they trekked from hospital to hospital, doctor to doctor, to get treatment for Aidan.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
We trekked up a steep incline to quickly discover signs for white oil bubbling out of the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Leaving three of the men behind, Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean trekked across the island for three days until they reached Stromness whaling station.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Matthias felt some small measure of sympathy, but as they trekked through the morning, he had to admit he enjoyed seeing the canal rats shiver and struggle a bit for once.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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David Cifaldi was hiking Montana’s Granite Peak with friends when he slipped and was impaled by his trekking pole.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Isak Andic died in late 2024 after falling more than 300 feet into a gorge while out trekking with his son Jonathan in the Montserrat mountain range near Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
He says he aims to eat three portions of meat a day, often trekking to Costco to buy it in bulk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Choosin’ to stay home instead of trekking out to Indio for this weekend’s Stagecoach festival?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The first day trekking was like a cleansing—little talk, the white hush of the north welcoming Matthias back without judgment.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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