expedition
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The team plans to search for molecular fingerprints of this process in both surface and deep waters during a future expedition to the Arctic aboard the German research vessel Polarstern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The Catalan conquistador led the first mainland expedition of Europeans up and down what’s now California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
So he accepts Washington’s self-description as an experienced surveyor and hires him to lead a small expedition to chart the lands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Dr Emily Broadwell embarked on a three-month expedition to Signy Island in Antarctica to study the growth of rare snow and glacier algae for her PhD at the University of Bristol.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Hup, hup, hup, hup!” the admiral said, and the expedition was under way.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
Between lengthy expeditions, Mr. Schaller oversaw research at Johns Hopkins and other institutions; for many years he headed global field science at the Wildlife Conservation Society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 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
Embarking on expeditions in vast and sometimes dangerous environments, Bigfoot hunters set out with drones, infrared cameras, audio recorders and materials to cast footprints.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
It had happened to them often enough on previous expeditions across the river, and they would swim after the boat and, using it as a float, dog-paddle to the shore.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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