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explorer

[ik-splawr-er] / ɪkˈsplɔr ər /


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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

The ambitious gothic Netflix film featured an Arctic explorer ship frozen on the ice, and Frankenstein's horror lab on top of a Victorian water tower.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

He faced the water and planted his foot, so he looked like some explorer who’d just claimed a new country.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan