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[jur-nee] / ˈdʒɜr ni /




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Rina, too, had long wanted to make the journey and was no stranger to the mountains.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Her parents, aunt and uncle had spent months planning the pilgrimage, which they regarded as a spiritual journey and fulfilment.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Ratcliffe’s secretive journey, which included flying into Moscow in an unmarked U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Your journey on this earth may have come to an end, but your light will continue to shine.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

It was a similar problem to what astronauts faced when they traveled in space; the journey wreaked havoc on the fragile internal balance of bones, muscles, and nerves.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

A couple of months ago, just after sunrise, 40-year-old Mamta began the first of as many as 10 journeys she would make that day.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

More recently, golden-years comedies like “Book Club,” “80 for Brady” and way too many movies starring the late Diane Keaton have sent friend groups on journeys that have them reevaluating relationships and life goals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

While seat-back screens have remained a stalwart feature on planes that fly lengthy international journeys, many airline executives for years were convinced they weren’t worth having on their domestic fleets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Officials expect there to be as many as 1.5 million extra road journeys towards the band of totality.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Sitting round the fire they told him in turn all that they could remember of their journeys and adventures.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

These resonated, she wrote, after "my daughter and I journeyed 10 years with only each other".

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The police don’t expend much energy on the case, but the victim’s family, having journeyed from the Philippines, thanks Jing-nan for reporting his death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

The woman, a US citizen, journeyed halfway across the globe to reach remote Pitcairn Island after disembarking the cruise ship in Saint Helena, authorities said.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Humans have journeyed roughly 25 billion km beyond our planet, yet drilling beneath Earth's surface has only reached a depth of just over 12 km.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2026

In his agony of doubt he journeyed to Delphi to ask the oracle to help him, and Apollo spoke to him in clear words bidding him,

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Evan Mills, a financial advisor at Scholar Advising who works with SpaceX employees, previously told MarketWatch that many of those employees believe in the company’s long-term vision, which includes journeying to Mars.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

He says that many of them were thirsty, starving or had rotten feet after journeying into Evros.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis 2 mission began their fifth day journeying to the Moon on Sunday, after already taking in sights of the lunar surface never before seen by human eyes.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

This year, Times restaurant critic Bill Addison took the challenge further and spent months journeying California to find the best restaurants that depict the state’s eclectic food scene accurately.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

“It’s tradition. It says: the truth is always journeying, always ready to be summoned.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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