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[trek] / trɛk /




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He had become separated from his wife in the long trek to safety and was now worried that she had not made it.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“I reached underneath the log and there was my shoe!” the Atascadero, Calif., resident warned before heading out on a multiday trek.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

One is a lightweight reality series that follows a family’s trek across the United States.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

They explored the publicly owned island of Sazan, a former military site where locals trek by boat for day-trips.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

This seems to please him, and he falls into step beside me as I trek up to the 300-meter mark.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Shore excursions include bespoke tours of local pubs in Prague and nighttime city treks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Fast-forward to now: Such treks have taken on an “Eat, Pray, Love” aura.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

This mission is a test flight designed to inform future treks, such as Artemis IV, a moon landing currently slated for 2028.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2026

They bought a house in El Valle de Anton, a beautiful town known for exotic wildlife, breathtaking treks, and fresh mountain air.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

There might even be time to enjoy it all, now that they had ten-minute commutes by bus as opposed to ninety-minute treks by train and on foot.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

But the whole experience has made me wary enough that now, whether I’ve trekked through nature or the concrete jungle, a quick tick check is a part of my nighttime routine.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Michele described carrying a binder with hundreds of pages of medical records and creating spreadsheets to track symptoms as they trekked from hospital to hospital, doctor to doctor, to get treatment for Aidan.

From MarketWatch Jun. 27, 2026

She trekked to base camp at Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Leaving three of the men behind, Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean trekked across the island for three days until they reached Stromness whaling station.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Baseball bat clinking against the heels of my Converse, nighttime breeze brushing against my legs, I trekked through my backyard and into the woods of Hannibal’s Rest.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

The main trekking routes towards Everest are lined with family-run lodges that offer beds, hot meals and other facilities.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Visiting international fans have rhapsodized about our hospitality and gushed over culinary miracles like ranch dressing and Philly cheesesteak while trekking to Costco like it is our version of the pyramids.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

Only two survived, trekking more than 50km across the desert to Assamaka, where they alerted authorities.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

The fashion tycoon fell to his death in 2024 while out trekking with his son.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

She glanced at Archer, thinking back to the night they’d met: Hatchet’s men trekking through the jungle, the smell of the roast and the idle chatter of his crew.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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