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exploration

[ek-spluh-ray-shuhn] / ˌɛk spləˈreɪ ʃən /


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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles went boldly into ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ rethinking the text with director Georgia Oakley, who encouraged exploration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Its proposals include a pooled fund, technical assistance and shared promotion, alongside exploration of a new county-level arts funding mechanism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

They said the British energy giant should be held responsible because of its past and current greenhouse gas emissions associated with exploration, production and sale of fossil fuels.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The technology could eventually make it possible to build antennas that change their length and direction on demand, opening up new possibilities for wireless communications, radar, satellites, and space exploration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

With April, a walk to the library could become an exploration of a forbidden land, or a shiny pebble on the sidewalk could be a magic token from an invisible power.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

More than 100 of his creations made from the 1950s through the 1980s outline his career, from its beginnings in functional pottery to explorations in abstract formalist constructions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Users create maps, fictional diary entries, survival guides, found-footage videos and first-person explorations that collectively expand the world.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

The key is to regularly engage in more than purely intellectual explorations of economic policy and investment strategy.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Unlike recent explorations of pop superstardom in “The Moment,” “Smile 2” or “A Star is Born” — all fascinating depictions that focus on the varied perils of fame — Lowery aims for something more enigmatic.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

Tyrion began his explorations with the kitchen, where two fat women and a potboy watched him warily as he helped himself to cheese, bread, and figs.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin


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