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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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For years, it was assumed that "Green Boots" was another member of the expedition, Tsewang Paljor.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Griffin in turn filed a defamation suit, claiming the woman’s account was wholly false and lambasting the New York Times’ reporting as a “fishing expedition aimed at smearing” her.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old British-Nepali climber Purja on Broad Peak, one of the world's highest mountains.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

The expedition also revealed a major problem with searching for giant trees from the ground.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Kane’s influential family supported their adventurous son financially as he put together a second expedition to the Arctic.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Because of how remote Pakistan's mountains are, it is far more challenging to organise expeditions there – a feat that only the best guides undertake, Sherpas tell the BBC.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Rather than relying exclusively on archival institutional repositories, the studio executed specialized field expeditions to a variety of distinct global environments to gather raw primary telemetry like detailed images, LiDAR scans, weather data and sound.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Hattermann himself has spent hundreds of days living and working on Antarctic ice shelves during research expeditions.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

The company’s bread-and-butter river cruises remain as popular as ever, but Viking is also expanding into ocean travels and expeditions to more far-flung locales.

From Barron's Apr. 15, 2026

By 1996, in addition to their permit fee, expeditions were required to post a $4,000 bond that would be refunded only if a predetermined amount of trash were carried back to Namche and Kathmandu.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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