navigated

past tense of navigate
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as in steered
to operate or control the course of the hours of training that are required before a student pilot is allowed to navigate an airplane solo

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as in sailed
to travel on water in a vessel the months that were once required to navigate around South America in the days before the Panama Canal

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Recent Examples of navigated Across his forty-year career, Holmes has navigated seismic shifts in technology, global markets, and workplace dynamics. Bill Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The heir to the throne also said on the show that 2024 was the most difficult year of his life as both his wife and father navigated cancer. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The robot successfully navigated an unfamiliar apartment, following spoken instructions across multiple rooms without preloaded maps, while maintaining an inference latency of 196 milliseconds. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 Diego navigated, and provided ballast, in the middle. Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026 The room was packed and loud, but server Noel Thomas navigated the space with poise. Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 Under Arnold, the Iraqis successfully navigated the long, travel intensive pathway through qualification in Asia, which culminated in defeating Bolivia 2-1 in an inter-confederation playoff hosted in Mexico in March. Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026 So, yes, if the rebuild takes on the look of a long-term agenda, then selling high might need to be an avenue navigated. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 The event was halted after an hour due to fears about her safety, which distressingly encapsulates a tension that the trans Mayan artist has navigated for years. Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
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  • Over the course of a 60-year-plus career, Davis steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • Trump steered away from the baby blue and white colors that Air Force One has sported since the Kennedy administration, opting for an entirely new livery.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
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  • Banijay Iberia will bring its immersive experience ‘Luminiscence’ to Seville’s stunning Parish of San Jacinto, in its Triana district, home to famed flamenco dancers, bullfights and sailors who sailed to Spain’s New World in the Americas.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 22 June 2026
  • His throw sailed over second base and all the way to the backstop, allowing Steer to move to third.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
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  • Will Smith traversed the globe for 100 days and did a whole bunch of adventure-quest stuff on the Disney Plus/National Geographic series Pole to Pole With Will Smith.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026
  • Volunteers and paid canvassers have traversed neighborhoods on foot to talk to local businesses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
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  • As of March it was being piloted by 12 states, with adoption expected at the NAIC's autumn meeting.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • The second helicopter was piloted by Charles Marsillac, who was the sole person on board.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
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  • Endeavour’s final mission in May 2011 after the program was officially retired ferried spare parts to the International Space Station.
    Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 24 June 2026
  • Kansas City has not had its own municipal jail since 2009, meaning criminals who break city laws are held in police patrol stations, or ferried out to Missouri jails in Johnson County or Vernon County, both more than 50 miles away.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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  • The Dream followed with a 113-96 win over the Fever at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Saturday, a game in which Clark again led Indiana with 26 points.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2026
  • What are considered normal testosterone levels in men can range widely, from around 300 to more than 800 nanograms per deciliter, but even that depends on which guidelines are followed or which lab tests were conducted, Brahmbhatt said.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
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  • At least 12 vessels crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, including 5 tankers and 7 cargo ships, data from Marine Traffic showed.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • No new ground was broken in the design process here, but a lot of familiar territory that creates good lines and a nice silhouette was crossed.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
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  • China walked a careful diplomatic line during the conflict.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
  • Nick Kurtz walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th to force home the winning run.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

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