expedition
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Pereira, DeVogelaere and the other researchers gathered samples and data that will probably keep them busy for months, and left instruments that will collect data until they return during a future expedition to collect them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Scientists collected their measurements during an expedition aboard the Royal Research Ship Discovery around Greenland and the Davis Strait in spring and summer 2022.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 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
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
One month and hundreds of miles later, on January 16, 1914, the expedition arrived at Tapirapuã, the headquarters of the Telegraphic Commission and the last outpost of civilization.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The UN may also turn to Nepal's porters, accustomed to carrying heavy loads through some of the world's toughest mountain terrain during trekking and climbing expeditions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
He gained a reputation for courage bordering on recklessness, ever-present in frontline trenches and personally leading expeditions to clear mines.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
National Geographic grants supported some of his field expeditions in Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 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
For our fishing expeditions either Abbey or I always brought a camera, just in case.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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