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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

Sookie was a fourth-generation Rockport fisherman and he was a good friend of my parents’, except he hadn’t come by the house in a long time.

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

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

Family members of some Manta fishermen insist they weren’t shipping drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“So there’s a chance the dagger might still be in it! If the fishermen who took it back to Nathan’s didn’t notice anything.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook


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