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touring

verb

Definition of touring

present participle of tour

as in traveling

to take a trip especially of some distance thought it would be lots of fun to tour all over Europe this summer

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Recent Examples of touring The legendary rock band wanted to stop touring and go into the studio to record albums. — Molly McCrea, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Her arrival comes as Dion prepares for her most substantial return to live performance since health issues forced her to stop touring. — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Per the outlet, the big rig was transporting touring equipment from Tuesday night’s Seattle show. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The sisters have released six studio albums and toured extensively across North America and Europe, most recently releasing and touring behind their album Silver Deliverer. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Warnock is out with a new book and has been touring and campaigning outside Georgia this year, while Ossoff has repeatedly ruled out a run in 2028. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 Publicly, Ye has remained mostly quiet in 2026 while touring with spot dates across the globe. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 Not to mention that the shows debuted touring drummer Anika Nilles, taking on the scariest gig imaginable, as well as keyboardist Loren Gold, who expanded the band to a four-piece for the first time. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2026 Alabama’s meteoric rise saw the group being credited for being early in country music to adopt some of rock’s touring production values, finding rock-star-level success as well. — Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

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Jiwan Jyoti, a US citizen, was traveling with Himalayan Glacier Adventure and Travel Company and has been listed by the group as missing.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Go Beyond the 4x4 Of course, traveling by Icelandic truck is part of the thrill, but the adventure extends well beyond the vehicle itself.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of traveling

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Many rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, though some have also turned to tourism as the region has become increasingly popular for outdoor activities like trekking and rafting – as well as for religious tourism.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
At least 62 missing Nepali citizens were among hundreds of locals trekking in the Gosaikunda Lake area in Rasuwa, coinciding with the local festival of Janai Purnima on Friday, Sharma added.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Many of the missing are Hindu pilgrims, who were journeying to Kailash Mansarovar, a high-altitude site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
With the sun journeying through your secretive 12th house, this season sets the stage for something quieter and healing.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

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