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expedition

[ek-spi-dish-uhn] / ˌɛk spɪˈdɪʃ ən /




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For this study, researchers examined core samples taken from 1,669 feet below the surface during a weeks-long expedition at the summit of Prudhoe Dome in 2023.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Though six men from the expedition reached the summit, journalists put the spotlight on Whittaker as the first.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

CEO Torstein Hagan put it like this, just before the expedition vessel set off Tuesday from New York City for a cruise to the Great Lakes—with a pass through Canada.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Members of the Cambridge University Space Flight Society said the "incredible" expedition was the first of its kind they had seen in their lifetimes, with the last manned moon mission being 1972.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Instead, Roosevelt wanted to talk about how the expedition had discovered and mapped a previously unknown river.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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