explorer

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Recent Examples of explorer Columbus Day celebrates Italian explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 Many states today are observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day rather than Columbus Day, reflecting a growing movement to honor Native heritage instead of the Italian explorer. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 An increasing number of Americans have, in recent years, opted to observe Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, pointing to the violence explorer Christopher Columbus inflicted on Native communities, The Hill previously reported. Addy Bink, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2025 The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for explorer
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Noun
  • On the fashion front, Schumacher, which was founded in New York by Parisian Frederic Schumacher in 1889, has been a pioneer in collaborations from its dawn.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Windridge said discussions about fusion’s future and possible arrival always remind her of a quote attributed to the Russian physicist Lev Artsimovich, an early fusion pioneer.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The State Department has four travel advisory levels to help travelers assess safety risks before visiting other countries.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The European Union, for example, just started rolling out a new Entry and Exit System (EES) in which travelers use biometric data to gain entry to 29 European countries.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The company has only one main ambassador, Mike Horn, a Swiss explorer and adventurer, who has worked with the brand for more than 20 years.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For outdoor enthusiasts For the adventurer on your list, these gifts bring the great outdoors even closer.
    Nora Colomer may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The feeling was nothing short of liberatory, as any maiden voyager who falls under the Dionysian spell of the island will feel.
    Fran Tirado, Them., 4 Sep. 2025

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