as in explored
to go into or range over for purposes of discovery
soon all manner of people had arrived in the valley to prospect it for gold
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The beauty of Neue Galerie is its modest size, and all three gallery floors can be fairly explored in about 30 minutes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026 -
For decades, 60 Minutes has explored some of the most remote and extraordinary places on Earth, places viewers have never been and likely will never go.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Officers searched the area for Ebert and his 2001 Buick, which was found unoccupied with front-end damage in the 15000 block of Old Columbia Pike in Burtonsville.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Police reported finding two hydrocodone pills in the 50-year-old Presidential Medal of Freedom winner’s pockets when he was searched at the crash site.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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