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navigate

[nav-i-geyt] / ˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt /


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The British spy provided him with fake documents, but it was still up to Kuzichkin to navigate a perilous overland exit from Iran that would take him out of the KGB’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Some animals make short daily trips back to nests or burrows after searching for food, while others navigate across vast distances over weeks or months.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

That Cox was able to navigate the hosts to safety has massively boosted his chances of remaining when Jacob Bethell returns from injury, possibly at the expense of Gay.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“But because we have a much stronger grid today and because we have a much more geographically diverse grid,” said Ackemann, “we have a much stronger ability to navigate those kinds of unexpected incidents.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

How dare this forest be so hard to navigate?

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Kazan doesn’t sacrifice much of the character’s darkness, but rather enables Pugh, an actress who ably navigates purity and corruption, to play with both closer to the surface than usual.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Haakon's reign begins in the backdrop of these scandals, and how he navigates them might come to define his monarchy.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Hilton signed off on the custody arrangement in which Lavandeira will handle parental responsibilities, including enrolling the children in school, overseeing their medical care and anything else that may arise while Hilton navigates recovery.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The iPhone maker’s stock has been on a steady upward trend in 2026, even as Apple navigates a memory crunch that has forced the company to raise prices on some of its products.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Some even run behind the police car as it slowly navigates past gawking people, parked and stopped cars, and limo coaches.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

But Grand and Maxwell navigated the first phase on their own: writing and filing a pivotal brief, known as a “cert petition,” that asks the court to take a case.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

The company navigated supply-chain, political and economic disruptions.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

"As a result, the ship navigated like a 'ghost vessel', effectively invisible to other traffic," the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Even if these challenges are navigated, most of the reservoirs are not set for completion for at least a decade and once all are built they will only make up 7% of that 2055 shortfall.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Baba drove the bus, sipping hot tea from the thermos, and I navigated.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The three brothers zigzagged across Zambia, navigating a landscape increasingly shaped by people and avoiding obstacles including major cities.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

If you’re trying to understand what’s happening online: Raising a kid today requires spending a lot of time navigating digital platforms.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

It led to divorce and birthed the series, which aimed to give a glimpse of Utah’s Mormon mom influencers navigating the hyper-conservative religious expectations they live by or grew up in.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“A prolonged oil shock could keep price pressures elevated and complicate the path for central banks that are already navigating a difficult policy environment.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

By navigating there through fog, snow, and winter seas, Worsley had found the needle in the haystack.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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