captain
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In the dressing room, the Kings have given Kopitar’s crown to defenseman Drew Doughty, who will take over as captain in his 19th NHL season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
During offseason workouts and training camp, he established himself as a leader and was voted a team captain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
In one instance, we filmed by drone an Iranian captain with his crew hastily fleeing inside the ship’s structure after realizing that our team was capturing his image via drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Sri Lanka captain also had to overturn a caught-behind decision on 99 when Overton was the bowler again.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The captain gave her permission to visit Charles in Chinon, more than three hundred miles away.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
In addition to his new position on the field, Raymond was also named one of USC’s captains at the start of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India's Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan's government Sunday regarding the health care of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
How it works: One at a time, captains race toward a dock, turn sharply and reverse into a slip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some captains said they could net up to $20,000 this season, but others just want to break even.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The two captains who emerged were from Senior 3, though everyone knew Tommy was a better player than any of that year.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Doing that would betray their ignorance of the show’s legacy, especially the five seasons that Allen captained.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 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
Last season, he captained the Chelsea Under-21 side, scoring 18 goals in 19 games.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
As a young man, by his account, he smuggled diamonds, oversaw coconut plantations, dynamited fish, captained schooners and hunted killer cannibals in the New Guinea jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
One Edward Rowcraft captained the ship sent by Gorges from England.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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
Norgaard previously spent six years at Brentford and became a key player for the Bees, captaining the side and making 196 appearances.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Manchester City midfielder Rodri played a starring role in captaining Spain to Sunday's World Cup final victory over Argentina.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Todd steered the boat like he was captaining a great yacht.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
