spelunking

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  • A pothole-spelunking minicab carried him to a modest steakhouse in the Barranco, a district popular with students and bohemians. —  Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates
  • She gave it a poke to, well, ascertain that it was securely hidden; then, with a kind of reverse flourish, like a magician who has pulled a rabbit into a hat, she snapped her elastic and announced that he could try his luck at spelunking whenever he felt fit. —  Skinny Legs and All
  • Sister Agnetis paused to go spelunking into the cavernous depths of her pocket. —  In the Presence of the Enemy
  • Her Jeep was found at the head of Acoma Chasma, and evidence of early spelunking led some researchers to believe that she had fallen into an undiscovered tunnel system near the foot of the Tharsis Plateau. —  Asimov's Science Fiction
  • And that sword. —  The Shadow of the Torturer
 

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