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adventure

[ad-ven-cher] / Γ¦dˈvΙ›n tΚƒΙ™r /


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The demo shown to journalists, covering the opening hour and a later section of the adventure, unfolded much as it did in the 1998 original.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The mother-of-two posted pictures of skiing trips, safaris and romantic European getaways on her Facebook page and boasted she was "living and loving life one adventure at a time".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Before getting into the details of these fatuous claims, a few words of background on Trump’s Venezuelan adventure are warranted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

While publishers “exhibited a strong preference for. . . what might be called ‘highbrow works,’ ” Ms. Manning observes, the favorites among enlisted men ran more to “westerns, mysteries, stories of adventure and page-turning fiction.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But the boulder adventure was far from over.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Holmes and Watson’s adventures “give us the material world of Victorian London with a solidity that not even Dickens can match.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Then go back to looking at those beachfront condos with beautiful views and trendy historic lofts, all the while dreaming about your future adventures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Joining Vision in his “VisionQuest” adventures are an array of other AIs created by Tony Stark — all of which essentially now reside inside of Vision’s head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Hearn said he had "eagerly awaited" the episodes arriving on his television after hearing of his father's adventures.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Cherrie and the others especially enjoyed Roosevelt’s ability to tell a good story, keeping everyone entertained with tales of his adventures in the Wild West, in Africa, and as president.

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

Bruce: We were as basic as we could be, talking about something we’ve never fully adventured into, and rightly so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

On the one hand, he tells us, the annals are haunted by “those who almost adventured, who almost achieved, but ultimately, for them, it proved to be too much.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

I’m not sure Dave will be around in a year or two when I’m all adventured out.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2020

As I look back at my vanlife adventure, it blows my mind that I’ve adventured more during the first year of my 30s than almost all 29 years before.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019

George Marston, the official artist of the expedition, had adventured in the Antarctic with Shackleton, too.

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

A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Tania Davidson is a psychologist who spends her free time backpacking, sailing and otherwise adventuring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024

Jones, an adventuring archaeologist, is seen with the hat early on in the movie where he and his companions jump from a crashing plane in an inflatable raft.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

The original Dragon’s Dogma, from 2012, married robust combat with slow, methodical adventuring and baroque, anime-esque pomp.

From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024

Everyone must go adventuring sooner or later, yet finding one’s way home is not easy.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood


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