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
“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
“You told us you wanted to be a fisherman, remember?”
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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
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
He says there are hundreds of Ecuadorean fishermen imprisoned in the U.S. and Central America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But, to put fish on Boston tables and to feed his troops, he had to allow fishermen to go to sea.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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