as in traveling
to take a trip especially of some distance
tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe
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For Ty Dolla Sign, the perfect Sunday begins in the sky, traveling back to Los Angeles from wherever his career has last taken him.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026 -
The driverless Waymo, which was traveling at 17 miles per hour, quickly hit the brakes and collided with the child at a speed of roughly 6 miles per hour (Waymo claimed in its blog post that a human driver in the same situation would have only had time to slow to 14 mph).—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Interest in heli-hiking adventures is up 56% from last year, while excursions touring glaciers are up 29% and lava field excursions have increased by 79%.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But in an instant, she is transported in time with Michael to the 21st century, where Michael and his mother and sister had been touring Biltmore House on vacation.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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There are countless trails in this area, in the woods or overlooking the sea, so don’t leave before trekking a few of them.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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And unlike elegant formations of soaring birds or massive herds of trekking antelope, these creatures make their annual journey via vast blue highways of the Pacific.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jasper Many travelers catch a glimpse of this small town while journeying on Scenic Highway 7—often ranked as one of the most scenic drives in America—but Jasper has a beauty all of its own.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
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With the sun, Mercury and Mars journeying through Aquarius and your third house of curiosity, ideas move faster and your voice carries more weight than usual.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Pilgrimaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilgrimaging. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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