adventurer
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A British adventurer has been refused permission to use the Channel Tunnel to complete his 36,000-mile walk around the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
An adventurer until the end, Whittaker died Tuesday at his home in Port Townsend, Wash., his son Leif confirmed to the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
And he was very much an adventurer, right?
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2026
Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 23, 2025
He was a true renaissance man—a best-selling author, an undersea adventurer, and a discoverer of long-lost ships.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Nepal is home to eight of the world's 10 highest peaks and welcomes hundreds of adventurers each spring.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
The king solemnly advises the adventurers on how, according to lore, elephants became revered participants in the history of his people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
But that has not stopped it becoming a magnet for adventurers, especially rock climbers.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
The Epic Ellisons—a.k.a. twin sisters Wiki and Leen—were the county’s other adventurers.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
