exploration
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Now, as it emerges from a postindustrial decline, Genoa is again attracting tourists and with good reason: The city is full of surprises, with an eccentric charm that inspires exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Insidious” once seemed energized by its exploration of a land inhabited by the luckless dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
According to the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, the creatine breakthrough of the 1990s had "launched a new era in sports nutrition" and "sparked exploration into other supplements".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the exploration licences under which Greenland Energy operates were issued earlier, in 2015 and 2018, and therefore remain valid.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
What they were doing was real exploration, real thinking—not just finding out about what a bunch of dead, famous grown-ups believed.
From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett
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He described the vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each" about how they met and why they wanted to be married.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Unlike recent explorations of pop superstardom in “The Moment,” “Smile 2” or “A Star is Born” — all fascinating depictions that focus on the varied perils of fame — Lowery aims for something more enigmatic.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
"We hope that this study will galvanize efforts to have yeast on board in future space explorations."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026
Dave Shaw, 37, of Dave’s Walks has silently led me on languid explorations of the United Kingdom; across the cobblestone causeway to Cornwall’s St. Michael’s Mount, and along the clifftops of North Devon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
In our explorations on mud roads around Mount Elgon, we saw signs of the recent trouble: burned, empty huts that had once belonged to Bukusu farmers.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Western Europe - Introductory
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Western Europe - Middle School and High School
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The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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