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captain

[kap-tuhn, -tin] / ˈkæp tən, -tɪn /


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Notably, he starred alongside Sigourney Weaver in the sci-fi classic “Alien” as spacecraft captain Arthur Dallas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Just under a year ago, Harry Brook was left wondering if he would be sacked as England white-ball captain and what damage he had done to his international career.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Annour, a left back, made the cut as did Abdallah, a physical midfielder with a perpetual smile who would become the team captain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

But this is not the first time his body language, attitude and behaviour as captain has been criticised.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“My brother wears one in a ring. And as he’s a sea captain, the opal forewarns him of ocean storms. He says it has never been wrong.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Opinion on whether she should continue as captain was sharply divided among former women players and captains.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It also sweetened advertised salaries for new captains and first officers, according to its website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Oil-tanker captains are being offered up to $100,000 per month to navigate the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

It noted that middle-rank fire captains were often more trusted than the formal command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Coach O nodded along, and as the room began to settle down, he told the captains to take their teams off to the individual meetings.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Doing that would betray their ignorance of the show’s legacy, especially the five seasons that Allen captained.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Xhaka captained Switzerland at the World Cup earlier this year, where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual runners-up Argentina.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Boatsetter made the booking easy, and because the sailboat was captained by its owner, all I really had to worry about was keeping dinner from burning.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner's final game for his country, who he captained to World Cup glory in Qatar in 2022, was the 2026 World Cup final defeat by Spain in July.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

In 1901, as a junior officer aboard the Discovery, captained by Robert F. Scott, he headed for Antarctica for the first time.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Root, often captaining from short leg, set fields that crowded the bat, often with seven catchers.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Take a seat on a curvaceous wooden bench and imagine you’re captaining a spaceship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Fresh from captaining Spain to World Cup victory, Rodri will head for back surgery on Monday with just a year left on his contract, amid increasing speculation about his future.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Keegan signed Alan Shearer for a world record £15m fee for Newcastle in 1996 and also took charge of England at a time when the striker was captaining his country.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Todd steered the boat like he was captaining a great yacht.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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