adventure
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But their shared lust for adventure created a prickly tension within their family unit, a strain between their passion and parentage that sits at the documentary’s emotional center.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
In the title of his 1997 bestselling adventure tale, “Into Thin Air,” mountaineer and writer Jon Krakauer employs a double entendre so clever that its effect is extraordinary.
From Salon β Nov. 1, 2026
He has advice for others pondering an adventure.
From BBC β Oct. 31, 2026
“I was in awe of his intellect, dazzled by his wit, amazed by his fearlessness and spirit of adventure, besotted by his loving heart, and smitten by his beautiful blue eyes.”
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 28, 2026
Some felt excited, even envious, at the thought of the great adventure awaiting the chosen ones.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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 β Oct. 16, 2026
Holmes and Watson’s adventures “give us the material world of Victorian London with a solidity that not even Dickens can match.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 16, 2026
Joining Vision in his “VisionQuest” adventures are an array of other AIs created by Tony Stark — all of which essentially now reside inside of Vision’s head.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 14, 2026
Set in a fictional trailer park in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, Trailer Park Boys follows the adventures of three longtime friends and petty criminals.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
She talked all the way up Highway 57, giving us advice about how to handle questions we might encounter about our adventures in Mexico.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe GarcΓa McCall
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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 β Mar. 27, 2024
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 β Feb. 2, 2022
I’m not sure Dave will be around in a year or two when I’m all adventured out.
From Slate β Feb. 24, 2020
One seal even adventured under a picnic table near a cafe, the newspaper reported.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 30, 2019
George Marston, the official artist of the expedition, had adventured in the Antarctic with Shackleton, too.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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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 β Apr. 3, 2026
In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.
From Salon β May 12, 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 β 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 β Aug. 17, 2024
I really don’t think I’m as much of an adventuring polar bear as I am an exploring polar bear, Duane considered.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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