fisherman
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Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
"We've really had enough," protesting fisherman Tony Dalmasso told AFP in Nice.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
He thinks the reduction of FFS tournaments made him a better fisherman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
“If you’re a windsurfer or fisherman or boater—basically, someone who cares about weather in specific locations—there’ve been good apps out there for a while now,” he said.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Once the door closes behind the annoyed fisherman, I turn to Ronan.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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
Hundreds of fishermen blocked oil depots in southern France for several days to protest against rising fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions, ahead of a presidential election next year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Why not someone like Dan Sullivan from Petersburg, Alaska?” asked Anderson, 57, as fishermen walked past from the docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The search for the missing fishermen involved UK and French rescue teams in waters south-west of the Eddystone Lighthouse, off Plymouth.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He told of fishermen on a river and the sun glinting off the backs of silver fish as they wriggled in the net.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
