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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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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

“It will affect us because big ships will be passing through so there will be more restrictions, and we would need to go much further to fish,” said Omar Lali, a 27-year-old fisherman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

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

Police Scotland said it was believed the fishermen had sailed from Brevaig in Lewis at about 07:30 on Tuesday before travelling to the Port of Ness area to fish.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But after circling a few times, the shark spat out the bait, leaving fishermen on the pier stunned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Past developments, including the port and abandoned coal and wind-power plants, left farmers and fishermen in yearslong battles over compensation and resettlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The equation grew from six to twelve feet long before assuming a second line, at which point the fishermen took an interest.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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