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
His father had been a fisherman, so the sea's transformation was devastating to them.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
The fishermen say the man identified himself as a pianist on a 14-deck cruise ship called the Ovation of the Seas.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 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
I didn’t care what the fishermen had dragged up.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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