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[trek] / trɛk /




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Based on Homer's poem written originally in Greek around the 7th or 8th century BC, the film tracks hero Odysseus as he faces obstacle after obstacle on his trek home from the Trojan War.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The trek takes Etna across a bombed-out city and into a mountain range occupied by refugees and guerrillas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

As much as I wanted to hop on a plane from New York City to try it, my editor and I settled on a shorter trek, to New Jersey, to start with its sloppy joe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The Pierside in Santa Monica has been exceptionally busy during the World Cup, with many tourists opting to stay near the beach despite the longer trek to SoFi Stadium where the games are held.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Horses, wagons, and men trek across the lot, hauling everything back to the side rail.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

The two treks covered roughly the same ground but branched off to different micro zones within an area of the grove that was more or less burned flat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

But some hillwalkers are concerned that they are increasingly coming across piles of ashes during their treks in the countryside.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

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

They were encountered by Spanish soldiers who first trudged and trekked north in the 1770s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Canada, and Mexico have all trekked off to bed and told the remaining guests to shut off the lights and make sure the cat’s inside.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

I teach my students about Didion’s ancestor, Nancy Hardin Cornwall, who trekked westward with the Donner-Reed party in 1846.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

And I knew the breeze that trekked from the bottom of the hill and flew into our windows.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

David Cifaldi was hiking Montana’s Granite Peak with friends when he slipped and was impaled by his trekking pole.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Isak Andic died after falling more than 300 feet while trekking with his son in December 2024; police initially called it an accident.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

Maybe if he kept on trekking the walls would soon come into view.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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