fisherman
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The sports fisherman noted that Alaska has a significant fleet of local trawlers, some of which operate on behalf of coastal Indigenous communities.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
His Ultron avatar sports the long beard of a fisherman shipwrecked by a hard life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
As a fisherman, Ibrahim Issa already owned a boat large enough to bring out his family from Yemen.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Macon might not consider himself a fisherman, but he sure knew how to brag like one.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
In Seward, fishermen are not necessarily calling for that extreme.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
This year’s “Super El Niño,” which could become the most powerful on record, has everyone from African farmers to Peruvian fishermen bracing for the worst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
The latter traversed the Panama Canal on a tugboat named the Shannon Dann, which rescued four fishermen off the coast of Baja California, tangerine behemoth and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
"We cannot comprehend what the families of the three fishermen are going through at the moment."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
He left the fishermen far behind, hurtling past the reef, past the boat, and into the trees, bursting into the hut where Zheng was stirring.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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