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as in crosses
to make one's way through, across, or over
Jack Kerouac's celebrated novel about penniless free spirits peregrinating the United States
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as in travels
to take a trip especially of some distance
a couple of backpacking college students who decided to spend the summer peregrinating around Ireland
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Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
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The trail starts in a glade, crosses a bridge over a creek, then emerges into alpine pasture and scree surrounded by high peaks.
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There will be an official reception attended by Iraq’s prime minister, senior government officials and religious leaders before the cortege travels to the Imam Ali Shrine, an important pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims.
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This week, Madonna time travels back to the Eighties and dances the night away at a famous discotheque, R&B crooner Destin Conrad dives into reggae rhythms, and Rico Nasty teams back up with Kenneth Blume for a glittery new track.
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Like Orton’s prior work, The Ground Above traverses some tricky emotional terrain.
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On July 6, the route traverses Tilden Regional Park and Briones Regional Park before finishing at Heather Farm Park.
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None of them had heard of the Village People, which still tours in its latest incarnation, with a Willis lookalike on lead vocals.
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America's Got Talent finalist Daniel Emmet, who tours with Foster, also accompanied them.
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Lilting piano follows her through the darkness of the castle’s chambers.
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L'Opéra follows a similar arc—restaurant first, festivities later—while Pablo Saint-Tropez on Place des Lices leans into a more unapologetic disco energy, with a 1970s playlist, mirror balls, and a crowd that reliably knows how to use a dance floor.
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The jukebox musical is built from Keys’ catalogue of R&B and soul hits, a semi-autobiographical story that treks through her Manhattan upbringing.
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As announced by Alex Cora over the weekend, top Red Sox hitting prospect Franklin Arias will start at shortstop when the club treks up to Dunedin to face the Toronto Blue Jays.
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To learn more about the real-life locations used in the series, Boudreaux walks us through the Lone Star locales used to tell this South Texan story.
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The movie opens with a modern-day museum tour guide, Olivia (voiced by Allison Janney), who walks guests through exhibits celebrating cinema history.
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Canoe journeys through the surrounding waterways will be led by Homalco guides, whose people were long recognized among the region’s finest maritime navigators.
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As the sun journeys through your polar-opposite sign, Cancer season puts partnerships of every kind under the microscope, from romance and friendship to business agreements and recurring conflicts.
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“Peregrinates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peregrinates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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