explorer
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Gael García Bernal stars in the director’s epic—full of beautiful, often static imagery—about the Portuguese explorer, now streaming on the Criterion Channel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Her background is particularly eclectic: an engineer by training, she is a seasoned explorer who has worked in extreme environments including Antarctica.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
A solo explorer can only fight his circumstances, not his co-pilot.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
"Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no one has ever seen before," Chan said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
They crossed the street and sat on a park bench next to the statue of David Livingstone, a famous Scottish explorer.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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