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You don't have to be particularly observant to notice that the word adventure has reached an all-time high in popularity.

As a matter of fact, if you search on Google, the definition, which it gives you right away, and

as a matter of fact if you search on Google, the definition, which it gives you right away when you search for it,

is this, an unusual and exciting, typically hazardous experience or activity.

Yet the word is used everywhere. There's adventure shopping,

adventure capitalist, adventure nannies, adventure yoga, adventure underwear. Oh yeah,

adventure underwear. I don't know, am I the last one to hear about all these things?

What is an adventure nanny? In any case, that search on Google for adventure returns 785 million results.

So when we say adventure motorcycle, what are we really saying?

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