explorer
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The role of the intensely focused, duty-bound explorer consumed Stewart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
But to many of his fans, after the 1987 premiere of “Next Generation,” he was always the diplomatic space explorer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the 1770s, Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza led an expedition of settlers into what would later become California, bringing donkeys and horses with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Daily Telegraph carries a series of allegations regarding the care of celebrated explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who has been open about his battle with Parkinson's disease.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Since the news was first reported, there were some geographers, including Sir Clements Markham, a British explorer and former president of the Royal Geographical Society, who had stirred up controversy by doubting Roosevelt's story.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Those lessons are now shaping new technologies that could transform how robotic explorers operate on distant worlds.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Not especially keen swimmers, they used their mousing skills to secure passage on world-traveling ships piloted by merchants and explorers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Dr Konyak points to explorers, colonial officials, missionaries and photographers drawn to tattooed faces, ornaments, weapons and headhunting, while the lives behind them often receded from view.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Not a very imaginative lot, those Spanish explorers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
A publishing house attracted new ideas, and a steady stream of explorers, natural philosophers, and free-thinkers flowed through Matthäus Merian’s door.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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