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Recent Examples of grand tour
For its main line, the brand embarked on a grand tour of Italy, referencing the country’s different destinations, including Florence, which informed the Panama-Quito weaving of the Country and Federico designs.
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WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
There was no formal alliance between the United States and Australia, so the next stop on MacArthur’s grand tour was the capital, Canberra, to meet with the prime minister, John Curtin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
An explosive temper may seem trivial, but controlling one’s emotions is a huge part of winning a grand tour.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
The grand tour of Italy was a two-week trip, three weeks through Italy, exploring the world of quality, craftsmanship, and tradition, predominantly through menswear companies like Stefano Bemer and Rubinacci.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
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WWD, 23 Sep. 2024
There was no formal alliance between the United States and Australia, so the next stop on MacArthur’s grand tour was the capital, Canberra, to meet with the prime minister, John Curtin.
—Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
An explosive temper may seem trivial, but controlling one’s emotions is a huge part of winning a grand tour.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
The grand tour of Italy was a two-week trip, three weeks through Italy, exploring the world of quality, craftsmanship, and tradition, predominantly through menswear companies like Stefano Bemer and Rubinacci.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grand tour
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Ars reported on the progress of Astroscale's ADRAS-J mission last August, soon after the spacecraft flew as close as 50 meters (164 feet) from the H-IIA rocket.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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Conclave star Isabella Rossellini wishes ailing Pope Francis 'a quick recovery' on SAG Awards stage The film seems to argue, though, that progress is inevitable.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Holy Year is celebrating volunteers this weekend, and many are extending their pilgrimage to pray for Francis outside the hospital.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2025
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The North Wales Pilgrim’s Way is a spectacular alternative to the Camino de Santiago: The 135-mile walking route predates Spain’s world-famous pilgrimage by three centuries.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
6 Mar. 2025
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The spaces inside are clean but scattered with the clutter of parenting and life in general: unopened cardboard boxes, mugs on the kitchen counter, photos of a trip to Disney World.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2025
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Comparisons With Other Industries Last June, Booking.com launched an A.I. trip planner for select members, integrating a large language model from ChatGPT into the app for one of the world’s largest travel agencies.—
Matt Rybaltowski,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Will season two journey out into the near-extinct world above with Xavier?—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The journey, unfolding in a series of stylish encounters, is the point, not the destination.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Multiples of the same person are a huge no-no, so 18 first tries to kill 17, but the Mickeys have to work together when the expedition’s banally evil leader, talk-show host/wannabe dictator Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo), wants to exterminate them along with the Creepers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.—
Nicole Edenedo,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
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The couple dated for about four years before Teller popped the question while on a safari in South Africa.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Somebody recently told me that birding is basically a modern-day dinosaur safari, and that statement really rings true with greater and lesser sandhill cranes.—
Jamie Siebrase,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the latter versions of the story, the title character, vacationing in Hawaii with his parents, befriends a group of Native Hawaiian youth and goes on a quest that includes time travel to the ancient islands and interactions with demigods to save a sacred site from a developer.—
Andrew Dalton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2025
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The film follows Ne Zha, a demon child raised by humans, who must embark on a perilous quest to obtain an elixir to restore the body of his uneasy ally, the dragon prince Ao Bing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Schedule a tour today and experience the magic of 26282 Atherton Drive for yourself.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The Counting Crows have announced a massive world tour in support of their upcoming first album in over a decade, Butter Miracle, the Complete Sweets!—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Grand tour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grand%20tour. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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