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
The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A Vietnamese fisherman or a Western company looking at sea-floor mining would face the wrath of the Malaysian navy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sure enough, there was the spotter plane that we’d all talked about in Vern’s study, the one that was going to locate the sharks for the fisherman to tag.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
Commissioners unanimously approved the Point Sal designation, highlighting the opportunity to support tribes even as some acknowledged it would affect fishermen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
"We cannot comprehend what the families of the three fishermen are going through at the moment."
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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
Catholics believe that in 1717, three fishermen watched in wonder as their nets spilled over with fish after they rescued a wooden statue of Our Lady of Aparecida from the river.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
That proved Papá was one of the best fishermen in port.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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