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
Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Glaucus was a fisherman who was fishing one day from a green meadow which sloped down to the sea.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island on Friday and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Fellow fishermen carried him from the riverbank and transported him to a hospital, where doctors amputated his hand just above the wrist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 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
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
Up the way was a bar where fishermen liked to hang out.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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