voyage
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Nettles folded a 9/11 lesson into a unit on the Columbian Exchange — the trade of plants, animals, culture and disease that began after Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
This is the riskiest part of the voyage and the state oil companies are now more willing to shoulder this burden.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The ship will leave for Felixstowe in Britain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Gdansk in Poland before returning, with the voyage expected to take about 45 days, according to the ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
More than 1,500 people drowned when the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic while on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
During the long voyage, the meal offered to captives was usually little more than a worm-ridden gruel—a thin, watery boiled cereal—or a concoction called “dab-a-dab,” a mash of beans, rice, and corn.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Leo has taken no long voyages this summer, instead venturing to Pavia, Lampedusa and Assisi for short visits.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Scientific and commercial voyages can yield data about natural resources awaiting below melting ice caps and information for positioning nuclear-armed submarines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Scientists studying ancient human remains have frequently used evidence of congenital infection when debating whether syphilis was present outside the Americas before the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The trip from Sidi Kerir through the Mediterranean Sea, around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope and out to Asia adds some 20 to 30 days to voyages, depending on their final destination in Asia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then he had little more to say, asking Ged nothing of his voyages or of the enemy that had hunted him here; nor had the Lady Serret asked anything of these matters.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Taking thousands of images and recording audio descriptions of bleak beauty of the lunar surface as it passed beneath them, the crew eventually voyaged 252,756 miles from Earth.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
At some point between 21,000 and 16,000 years ago, humans voyaged into the region, probably traveling along the coast.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 16, 2023
Saturday could also be seen as a meteorological milestone: We had voyaged more than half the stretch from the winter solstice to the spring equinox.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2023
When Shackleton and his men voyaged to Antarctica, they entered a frozen world.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
As do all of us who have voyaged through death, to life upon these shores.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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So we get why Ross opts to normalize voyaging alone instead of speaking to common fears about it.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025
Unsure what it would be like voyaging with so many youngsters, she booked a short four-day journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
After Charles Darwin happened across “vast rings of coral-rock” while voyaging through the southern Pacific Ocean on the Beagle, he wrote that upon seeing them, “everyone must be struck with astonishment.”
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 22, 2023
The news outlet noted that Justice Thomas has taken 38 destination vacations that included voyaging on a yacht, traveling via private jets and even helicopters.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2023
She is tempted to read on, but they are voyaging on the Nautilus together, she and Etienne, and as soon as he returns, they will resume.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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