pirate
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One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Get Go is a homage to London, with snatches of pirate radio and a crisp two-step beat, articulating a story about the therapeutic feeling of dancing with strangers.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
In our quest to catch the neighborhood porch pirate, we’ve inadvertently built a dragnet that catches much more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Lane Kiffin, by contrast, bailed on his players and now resembles a renegade pirate at the helm of a flashy speedboat — fast, loud, brash and obsessively searching for buried treasure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
A pirate ship about to run you down.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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