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sailor

[sey-ler] / ˈseɪ lər /


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Viewers will be on more familiar ground in 1937’s “Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves,” which demonstrates the Fleischers’ facility in working with established characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The hosts then pulled themselves to within two points soon after when Sailor converted his own try to set up a tense finale.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

There was even one starring an actual supermodel, Christie Brinkley, 71, with her daughter, Sailor, who’s 27.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

In January 2024, while children were studying Sinbad the Sailor, Ms Whiley played the clip because it showed Sinbad's dress and appearance, she told the panel.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

She’s the type who’d watch all of Sailor Moon and come away thinking Haruka and Michiru were just good friends.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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