midshipman
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She says it was because she refused to name a fellow midshipman who did cheat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
It’s not just that midshipman fish are easier to capture than actual sailors.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2024
For talkative midshipman fish -- sometimes called the "California singing fish" -- the midbrain plays a robust role in initiating and patterning of sounds used in vocal communication.
From Science Daily • Jan. 3, 2024
From a midshipman from Cameroon proudly being recognized by President Joe Biden during the U.S.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2022
His elder half-brother, Lawrence, who had been a British officer, saw to it that George was accepted as a midshipman in the Royal Navy.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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