expedition
Example Sentences
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Glover, 49, became the first Black person to serve on an International Space Station expedition in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The Cayman Islands, Anguilla and Turks and Caicos are home to 146 species that only live in those territories, and this research expedition should add even more to the list.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
Brown recalled a 2016 expedition to Antarctica when his guide explained there was more than one South Pole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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
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