grand tour

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Recent Examples of grand tour The book’s captions balance information and humor, as do mini-essays in which Emery and Lei reflect upon various stops on Flaco’s grand tour. Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Maybe it was mandated by what the stars wanted to do, but any show that has not one but two George Jones tributes in the course of an evening counts as a bit of a grand tour itself. Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025 Wes Anderson's trademark meticulous production design is well-suited to the palatial hotel and its gorgeous alpine locale, and the film gives us a grand tour of the fictional European country. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face. Alex Apatoff, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grand tour
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Noun
  • These are some of nearly 70 environmental action items identified in the Project 2025 Tracker, of which 47 are already completed or in progress less than 150 days into President Trump’s second term.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
  • Now that he has been discharged from the hospital, Hart has been sharing videos of his recovery progress.
    Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Morrison died aged 27 in the French capital in mysterious circumstances and four and a half decades later, his grave remains a pilgrimage site for fans.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • The sanctuary, which is managed by Augustinian friars, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 15th century and the previous Pope Leo elevated it to a minor basilica and expanded the adjacent convent in the early 1900s.
    Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Schwartz was guiding a five-day ski trip in the Mono Recesses in the Sierra while Slaton was missing and saw helicopters searching for her.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • After getting the funds, criminals around the Charlotte region spent the money on personal expenses such as trips, cars and jewelry, according to previous reporting by The Charlotte Observer.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Steele underwent Tommy John surgery as a minor-league prospect in 2017, which became part of his long journey to Chicago and the gradual development that turned him into a National League Cy Young Award contender.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • After taking an emotional journey with Joel and Ellie, fans had grown attached to the duo.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • The end of the four-day expedition was bittersweet.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • The expedition includes tastings of 12 wines at their respective locations, a traditional morning snack, and a three-course lunch in one of the top restaurants in the village of Kurtatsch.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • In 2019, when WildEarth ran a sweepstakes offering a spot on its first safari to Djuma, Ms. Borden entered and won, sending her to Africa for the first time.
    Michael Harmon, New York Times, 12 May 2025
  • An African safari is a bucket-list experience that will create lasting memories for a lifetime.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Since the series tries to spotlight so many people in the Ironwood community, the audience is often pulled in several directions when the focus could have stayed squarely on the twins, the quest to repair Christian’s car and solving the mystery of his disappearance.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 May 2025
  • Instead, Markiewicz said, the team decided to keep the quest a little more grounded, eschewing magic altogether and having Geralt dropped through a trapdoor into a pit of spiders.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • The bail may prove incredibly important as criminal proceedings could conflict with Brown's upcoming tour.
    USA Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025
  • The other iconic activity here is a boat tour—the Grand Tour, to be precise.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 21 May 2025

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