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adventure

[ad-ven-cher] / Γ¦dˈvΙ›n tΚƒΙ™r /


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The demo shown to journalists, covering the opening hour and a later section of the adventure, unfolded much as it did in the 1998 original.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure gets a very loose and less than rollicking reimagining starring David Oyelowo as Long John Silver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"We wanted to go somewhere that would take our whole family on an adventure with us," Hayden said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Tomlin said he preferred playing in creative mode, as opposed to survival, hardcore or adventure modes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

I can’t shake the feeling that this wild adventure is not about me anymore.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Then go back to looking at those beachfront condos with beautiful views and trendy historic lofts, all the while dreaming about your future adventures.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

An open-ended conclusion invites readers ages 8-12 to return for future adventures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Apart from the turtle story, which made it into the episode “Field Trip,” very few of Arnold’s adventures were directly borrowed from Bartlett’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Alongside the strip was a photobook entitled "Wrighty on Tour: 25 years of adventures around the globe"

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

They’d stock up on food for the winter, see the doctor and the dentist, and go on adventures with Uncle Solly.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

Bruce: We were as basic as we could be, talking about something we’ve never fully adventured into, and rightly so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024

“That’s precisely why I had Emet-Selch take on the role of chiding like, ‘What’s with that lonely look, as though you know and have adventured through everything there is to see in the world?

From The Verge ● Apr. 29, 2022

On the one hand, he tells us, the annals are haunted by “those who almost adventured, who almost achieved, but ultimately, for them, it proved to be too much.”

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

As I look back at my vanlife adventure, it blows my mind that I’ve adventured more during the first year of my 30s than almost all 29 years before.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2019

But halfway down the steps, she realized just how long it had been since she’d adventured by herself.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

A self-described B-student, he spent his childhood adventuring in the wilderness near his hometown of Seattle, and as a kid had preferred skiing to YouTube.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

If biking with a cat or small dog is on someone’s bucket list, the brand’s pet carrier clicks right into the rear cargo rack for easy adventuring.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025

During the day, when you aren’t out adventuring, you can find a shady spot beneath a towering ponderosa pine or cedar tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024

Jones, an adventuring archaeologist, is seen with the hat early on in the movie where he and his companions jump from a crashing plane in an inflatable raft.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2024

“I want to go adventuring, I really and truly do,” Horace insisted.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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