expedition
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Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the Pacific was aimed at mapping trade routes, but its heroic ambition shaped the identity of a young nation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
After rushing through a perfunctory account of the expedition, Ms. Adelman gets to the root of the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
CEO Torstein Hagan put it like this, just before the expedition vessel set off Tuesday from New York City for a cruise to the Great Lakes—with a pass through Canada.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Members of the Cambridge University Space Flight Society said the "incredible" expedition was the first of its kind they had seen in their lifetimes, with the last manned moon mission being 1972.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Julio watched as the expedition that he was once so eager to join headed down the River of Doubt without him, knowing he was left for dead.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
Vocabulary lists containing expedition
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Julius Caesar
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