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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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Or with arcane historical trivia, like the magazine capacity of the air rifle Lewis and Clark took on their westward expedition in the early 1800s.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2026

Later that day, Mingma G called off his K2 expedition.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

During the expedition, the participants go about their tasks diligently.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Pereira, DeVogelaere and the other researchers gathered samples and data that will probably keep them busy for months, and left instruments that will collect data until they return during a future expedition to collect them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Like a fairy godmother waving a magical wand, she tapped open cabinet doors and pulled out extra fluffy pillows so that we might rest comfortably on the sofas and recover from our arduous expedition.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

The UN may also turn to Nepal's porters, accustomed to carrying heavy loads through some of the world's toughest mountain terrain during trekking and climbing expeditions.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

“I feel a sense of crisis,” Kamada said in an interview, his office a few hundred yards from the docks where fishing boats and whale-watching expeditions put out to sea.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Many people picture major paleontological discoveries happening during expeditions in remote landscapes.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Because of how remote Pakistan's mountains are, it is far more challenging to organise expeditions there – a feat that only the best guides undertake, Sherpas tell the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Although we left the Col as members of three distinct expeditions, our fates were already starting to intertwine—and they would become more and more tightly bound with every meter we ascended.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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