ventured

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The 282 meteors in this group appear to trace back to an asteroid that ventured dangerously close to the Sun.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Artemis II ventured farther into space than any manned craft had gone before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It wasn’t until 2011 that the endangered canids returned, when a wolf ventured into the state from Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigating the smell, she ventured about 50 feet off the dirt road, toward heavy woods, where she peered into a tree-lined creek bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

For Galton, the word eugenics was an opportune fit—“at least a neater word...than viriculture, which I once ventured to use.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee