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jaunts

  • present tense form
    of jaunt (3rd person singular).
    jaunt
    noun
    a short journey, especially one taken for pleasure.

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On those same New York jaunts, the battery range exceeded my expectations, largely set by my Mustang Mach-E.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

He had taken a trip this month to Switzerland, his favoured destination for overseas jaunts, fuelling fresh speculation over the state of his health.

From Barron's Oct. 9, 2025

Those whirlwind jaunts are the focus of “Willem de Kooning and Italy,” a new exhibition that opened on Wednesday at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2024

She carried us in sickness and health, on countless family road trips and terrifying jaunts to the emergency room.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2024

She spoke of how her children had been raised in the lap of luxury—annual ski trips, jaunts off to Europe.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates