trekked

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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

He left — escaped, trekked, fled, depending on who is telling it — at 15 in 1967.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

She trekked to base camp at Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

One day in December, a handful of geologists trekked about the site carrying a gravimeter, a blocky instrument that weighs about 25 pounds and is used for surveys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Got as close as I could from the road and then trekked in, back and forth, one box at a time.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline