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travel

[trav-uhl] / ˈtræv əl /




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Special events, including Halloween parties and seasonal food-and-wine festivals, have also spurred people to schedule travel differently.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Laboratory access remains limited in parts of the DRC, Sullivan found, and samples may need to travel considerable distances to reach national reference laboratories.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Ibbotson criticised the messaging that pay-as-you-go offers the "best value fares" as it was possible for some passengers to pay less through concessionary travel.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Donald, 35, did not travel to Australia, but he said he was prepared to play after participating in several 11-on-11 drills this week.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

In so many of the time- travel books and movies he’d seen, people came back from the future to warn about global warming or stuff like that.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

When she’s not giving flowers, Haworth likes to give skin care—specifically from independent brands or products from other countries, which she buys in bulk when she travels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The tour travels 205.1km between Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas on Friday, before Saturday's 187km mountain stage from La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Because the Universe is expanding, this signal becomes stretched to longer wavelengths as it travels through space.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

That claim will be put to the test against one of California’s best teams next week, when Mission Viejo travels to Sacramento to play Folsom High.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

At first, the letters Marco receives from Isobel arrive frequently, but as the circus travels to far-flung cities and countries, weeks and sometimes months stretch wordlessly between each missive.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Armies, displaced civilians, refugees, and traders frequently traveled along the same routes, creating opportunities for disease to move between regions.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

The passenger traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles by train from Sept. 10 to Sept. 12, then spent several hours in Los Angeles before heading to Bakersfield, Stockton, Oroville, Sacramento and Emeryville.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Many learn some basic Russian, such as the words for “thank you,” “good,” and “rice,” said Svitova, who has traveled to North Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Kremlev had reportedly traveled to China with Putin a few days earlier, and was later awarded Russia’s Order of Friendship by the Russian president himself.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

When we traveled as a family, Mom picked the coolest hotels.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Joanne Sheen, then aged 44, was last seen when she travelled from Fareham to Southampton with a friend on 5 December 2019.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

The crisis management centre later said an object had "likely" entered from Belarus and travelled across the country's territory before entering the airspace of Russia.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins instead travelled as captain Harry Kane's deputies.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

For example, "John Paul II travelled extensively to eastern European countries to denounce Communism," the source said.

From Barron's

In the spring of 1624, Galileo travelled to Rome to visit both the Barberinis.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Initially a two-day experience, organizers expanded it by a day when they learned how far some people were traveling to attend.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The Higgs bosons themselves are produced when protons traveling at 99.99% the speed of light collide at energies reaching thirteen trillion electron volts.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

The point of traveling to see him is to learn more about each other and see whether this thing has legs.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Walker’s illness — which included seizures and frequent hospitalizations — prevented her from traveling out of state, said Molly Duane, one of the family’s attorneys.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

He hitched a ride all the way to the land of Nowhere, traveling from star to star.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

The Swedish forward took his fourth goal this season well and the chants of "Isak's a Red" from the travelling supporters, long after the final whistle, told you all you needed to know.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Players travelling and the chance of injuries at such an early stage of the season is completely bonkers in my opinion.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Johnson, who was driving the police vehicle involved in the collision, was allegedly travelling at about 50mph at the point of impact, prosecutor Louise Oakley KC said.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

He said he struggled to find a reliable mobile signal when travelling across central London unless he's "lucky".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

For the rest of his life he was thoroughly cosmopolitan, travelling widely, living for twenty years in Weimar, and for six years near Rome, where he took holy orders.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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