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explorer

[ik-splawr-er] / ɪkˈsplɔr ər /


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Matthews, a maritime explorer and historian, first became interested in the crash in 2019, after reading about a luggage tag from the flight that had washed ashore in Florida.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

“In the 14th century A.D., a Moroccan explorer named Ibn Battuta documented that a buttery variation of khichuri was eaten daily in South Asia,” wrote Rachael Grow for Mashed.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2026

Gael García Bernal stars in the director’s epic—full of beautiful, often static imagery—about the Portuguese explorer, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

This docuseries was created by National Geographic explorer Bertie Gregory, a cinematographer for legendary nature filmmaker David Attenborough, who knows how to dazzle with close-up imagery.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

“But how could I go with you? I’m not an explorer or a scientist. I’m only a house painter.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

But Jones doesn’t mind the urban explorers if they don’t trash the place.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It’s a tradition that dates back to 1886, and there have been over 200 such parades since then, celebrating great explorers, war heroes and champion athletes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

For more than 250 years, stories from early explorers described crocodiles as a common sight along the shores of the Seychelles.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

The voyage was marketed for explorers eager to venture to “the edges of the map,” from Antarctica to some of the most remote islands in the world.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

“I wish I could live somewhere where there were books all around. In a real town, with a. real library. And I could read about pirates or explorers or anything.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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