voyage
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Nettles folded a 9/11 lesson into a unit on the Columbian Exchange — the trade of plants, animals, culture and disease that began after Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 11, 2026
As they clutch their phones in plastic wrapping, the group patiently waits for what they hope will be a voyage to a better life in the UK.
From BBC β Sep. 3, 2026
This is the riskiest part of the voyage and the state oil companies are now more willing to shoulder this burden.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 31, 2026
March 16: The Boeing 737 MAX 7 successfully completes its first voyage from Renton, Washington.
From Barron's β Aug. 3, 2026
At sixteen he joined the merchant marine, and his first voyage took him around Cape Horn in the winter: it was his first experience of the Southern Ocean.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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Thousands of social-media posts have documented their Odyssean sea voyages, calling the boats “vomit comets” and your “worst nightmare.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 13, 2026
Scientists studying ancient human remains have frequently used evidence of congenital infection when debating whether syphilis was present outside the Americas before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
From Science Daily β Aug. 12, 2026
He said some crew members were young sailors on their first voyages who appeared traumatised by what was unfolding.
From Barron's β Aug. 4, 2026
The trip from Sidi Kerir through the Mediterranean Sea, around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and out to Asia adds some 20 to 30 days to voyages, depending on their final destination in Asia.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 29, 2026
After Nate’s mama got sick and died, when Nate was just four, Papa started taking Nate along with him on his voyages.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
Now only eight people who have voyaged beyond the Earth's orbit remain.
From BBC β Jan. 6, 2024
At some point between 21,000 and 16,000 years ago, humans voyaged into the region, probably traveling along the coast.
From Science Magazine β Aug. 16, 2023
However, we have voyaged far enough into spring so that even failure to match the averages leaves us warm enough to discourage complaint.
From Washington Post β Apr. 30, 2022
A couple hundred years ago, a traveler may have noticed breads growing distinctly flatter as she voyaged north through Europe.
From New York Times β Jan. 25, 2022
As do all of us who have voyaged through death, to life upon these shores.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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So we get why Ross opts to normalize voyaging alone instead of speaking to common fears about it.
From Salon β Aug. 3, 2025
Unsure what it would be like voyaging with so many youngsters, she booked a short four-day journey.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 23, 2024
After Charles Darwin happened across “vast rings of coral-rock” while voyaging through the southern Pacific Ocean on the Beagle, he wrote that upon seeing them, “everyone must be struck with astonishment.”
From Science Magazine β Aug. 22, 2023
The news outlet noted that Justice Thomas has taken 38 destination vacations that included voyaging on a yacht, traveling via private jets and even helicopters.
From Washington Times β Aug. 10, 2023
His brother had given him three cages of ravens too, so Kerwin could send back word of their voyaging, but Victarion had forbidden him to loose them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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