captain
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Australia captain Pat Cummins has hit back at former team-mate Usman Khawaja's claims over the sandpaper scandal, calling them "100% wrong" and "utter nonsense".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
And when captain Lewis King led a short half-time huddle, it delivered a moment of reassurance for the group that quietly helped lay the platform for success.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
One of the Chargers’ top defensive players and a team captain, Henley has started all eight games this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Jude, tipped to be a future England captain, was at St Andrew's in July watching his former club in a pre-season friendly against Barcelona.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
A mixed-race woman born in 1735, Betty was the daughter of an enslaved African woman whose name is not known for certain and a white ship’s captain named Hemings.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have effectively policed shipping in the Red Sea using an often-overlooked application system for captains seeking transit clearances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Proper captains, and I was lucky to work with some top guys, come to the fore when the team and club needs them most.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the process, Tyree notes, the filmmakers reveal that unlike in the past, when captains of industry launched art museums and libraries, this generation isn't as interested in philanthropy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
At sea, these programs often rely on self-reported information from ship captains rather than having auditors inspect vessels offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
One of our captains in charge is Captain Petersen.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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He has captained Bologna since 2023 and led them to their first Coppa Italia in over 50 years in 2025.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Doing that would betray their ignorance of the show’s legacy, especially the five seasons that Allen captained.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Xhaka captained Switzerland at the World Cup earlier this year, where they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual runners-up Argentina.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Boatsetter made the booking easy, and because the sailboat was captained by its owner, all I really had to worry about was keeping dinner from burning.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
It began on January 20, 1850, when the HMS Investigator, captained by Robert McClure, and the HMS Enterprise, captained by Richard Collinson, left England in search of John Franklin and his men.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Anderson was forced into international retirement by England in the summer of 2024, then returned to play for Lancashire for two seasons, captaining them this summer.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Her all-round influence captaining an already stellar side cannot be overstated.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Root, often captaining from short leg, set fields that crowded the bat, often with seven catchers.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Take a seat on a curvaceous wooden bench and imagine you’re captaining a spaceship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The former faction had been identified with sending and captaining the fleets.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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