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
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
Stay for ’90s heartthrob Josh Hartnett, who stars as a grizzled fisherman whose town is beset by a sea monster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“What kind of fish do harpoon fisherman go after?”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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
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
Meanwhile, fishermen and tourism workers fear for their livelihoods.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“We’re gonna sell it as lunch. We’ll cut it up and sell cups of it to the fishermen down at the docks. Everyone needs lunch.”
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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