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grand tour

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Definition of grand tour

as in progress

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Recent Examples of grand tour Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, launched in 1977 on a grand tour of the outer solar system. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026 Collectively, the trio’s résumés read like a culinary grand tour, with stops at storied dining rooms such as Le Cirque, Gramercy Tavern, and Stir. — Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026 It’s been called a love letter to Italy and a grand tour through the nation’s history and culture. — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026 In the grand tradition of Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, Craig Ferguson is going on a grand tour of America for CNN and the nation’s 250th birthday. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grand tour

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In my experience, the strongest engagements begin when both sides understand what can be influenced, what cannot be controlled and how progress will be evaluated.

— Scott Keever, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
When his former company’s CEO Dario Amodei posted about the need to slow AI progress over the weekend, rival tech leaders such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman quickly backed the call.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

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This is a place where adults make the pilgrimage to the legendary Pinto Ron and Pizza Pete tailgate spot in the Hammer Lot where Pinto Ron's team of merry pranksters pour shots of liquor into a bowling ball finger hole.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Muslim prospective pilgrims climb the Jabal al-Nour (al-Noor mountain) to visit Hira Cave during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on June 01, 2025.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of pilgrimage

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Her love of travel has been a lifelong passion but was undeniably sparked by a spontaneous solo trip to London her junior year of college.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Instead of spending an hour pouring over rental car prices, a chatbot can help build an itinerary that doesn't require a rental car or only requires one for part of the trip.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of trip

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Fleury has since embarked on a coaching journey of more than 20 years, including stops at Sacred Heart as a defensive coordinator and Towson as a special teams coordinator.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After a wait of almost 1,000 years and a journey of hundreds of miles, the Bayeux Tapestry 's big moment is here.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of journey

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The vessel, Professor Molchanov, is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard, which sits more than 500 miles north of the Norwegian mainland.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The Russian vessel is used for commercial expedition cruises, including to Svalbard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of expedition

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But that’s also more or less the premise of this supposedly final installment of the rebooted franchise, which arranges another multiplayer safari of joystick slapstick for the Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, and Karen Gillan.

— A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
These challenging conditions are precisely what make a summer off-road safari such a distinctive way to experience Iceland’s rugged interior.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of safari

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Her quest to win five Lead Actress in a Comedy trophies for all five seasons of Hacks is about to come to an end.

— Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Yet beyond the controversy over how Pluto should be classified, the quest to determine whether a hidden ninth planet may exist in our solar system continues — and some astronomers are more confident than ever that its discovery could be imminent.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of quest

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Singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe and Danish band Lukas Graham, who had been expected to support Sheeran on upcoming North American dates, both withdrew from the tour.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
But, as Miley pointed out, sleeping in your bed on a moving tour bus isn’t exactly the same experience as sleeping in it at home.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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