fisherman
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His Ultron avatar sports the long beard of a fisherman shipwrecked by a hard life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
"There are no more fish. They can't swim upstream," said fisherman Putta Muansaen, 67, who travelled overnight from northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
A fisherman whose body was found after a boat went missing off the Western Isles on Tuesday has been named as Douglas Craigie.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“First, you gotta pay the fisherman for his fuel and his time. Then, you gotta pay the spotter to find the shark.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Sports fishermen might celebrate the arrival of unusual fish, but “if it persists, it’s a serious event for the birds and for the plankton.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"We cannot comprehend what the families of the three fishermen are going through at the moment."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Maria Vanda Lopes was preparing to pay her respects to a tiny terracotta statue of Our Lady, which according to legend was retrieved by fishermen in 1717.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
She encountered beaches typically teeming with tourists that were spookily empty, and fishermen unable to work because they lacked gasoline to go to sea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
His sharp duds weren’t the only thing that set Johnny Cakes apart from the other fishermen at the docks.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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