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The captain later saw a wisp of smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Machchhar, who has 17 years of aviation experience -- 11 as a captain -- described the moment he realised the plane was going down while he was lying injured.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

All have become guaranteed starters and reliable stars for England, with the Barcelona winger the latest to look, according to captain Kane, like one of the Three Lions' "main men".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Having admitted how nervous he was in the pews of the church, he came into his own for the task, along with singer and ex-army captain James Blunt.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

And he was very, very afraid of being in Alex’s book, because people wouldn’t pay lots of money to go on Troppo Tourists tours if they knew the captain was a bad guy.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Borthwick, now England head coach, was the only missing representative from the coaches and captains of 12 English, Welsh and Scottish clubs attending the event.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Most German ship captains say, that's too shallow, I'm not sailing there anymore," Matthias Roeser, from the German Inland Shipping Association, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

The shrimp boat captains watched for the channels and markers, somehow feeling that they were the lords of all this, of all they saw and felt.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

The team tournament pits Europe - captained by Yannick Noah - against a United States team overseen by Andre Agassi.

From BBC ● 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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

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

He scored twice again in the semi-final against Belgium, before captaining Argentina to victory over West Germany in the final - finishing the tournament with five goals and as many assists.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The former faction had been identified with sending and captaining the fleets.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond