expedition
Example Sentences
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A tin of beef dripping that was taken on the first successful Mount Everest expedition has been sold at auction.
From BBC
"There are significant opportunities for petroleum extraction, mining of critical minerals, scientific expeditions, and more," Chalecki said.
From Barron's
The expedition will travel from Seattle to the Gulf of Alaska and then continue to the subtropical gyre, with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii.
From Science Daily
With a per capita GDP of roughly $1,500, the country relies heavily on remittances from overseas workers and tourism, particularly expeditions to Mount Everest and other Himalayan peaks.
But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.
From BBC
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