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a topic for scholarly exploration
the early exploration of the West
early explorations of the West
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In the time between that ruling and the appeal’s hearing, exploration in a neighboring canyon wrapped up, effectively excusing it from the litigation.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The new film is again a delicate evocation of Okuyama’s memories from elementary school, this time an exploration of a period when the director semi-seriously practiced figure skating in the shadow of his sister, a competitive ice dancer.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
The new film is again a delicate evocation of Okuyama’s memories from elementary school, this time an exploration of a period when the director semi-seriously practiced figure skating in the shadow of his sister, a competitive ice dancer.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploration. Accessed 24 May. 2024.
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exploration
noun
ex·plo·ra·tion
ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 
: the act or an instance of exploring
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