explorer
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The explorer was near Twentynine Palms around 7:30 a.m. when he came across the unidentified remains, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
The local school, located on a street named after a famed Russian explorer, has three dozen children learning the Russian curriculum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
It was built by the Arctic explorer Rear Admiral Sir John Ross, whose nephew James Clark Ross would later discover the magnetic North Pole.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Endeavour: Named after the first ship of explorer Captain Cook, who sailed through the world in the late 18th century; suggested by schoolchildren.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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