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crewman

[kroo-muhn] / ˈkru mən /


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“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

A crewman directing the aircraft wears a large Los Angeles Dodgers sticker on his yellow helmet.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

The Japanese navy is continuing its search for seven crew in the Pacific Ocean after the apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night, which killed at least one crewman.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2024

The team decided to build a new boat in 2012, working with former Miss Budweiser crewman Dale Van Wierengen.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

Because the crewman likes me I am allowed to stay on deck all day.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Once in El Salvador, the crewmen of the Don Maca say they were interrogated, denied they were traffickers, and, eventually, were allowed to contact their families and leave for home.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

The ship is now cursed: The 200 crewmen die, but the mariner lives to tell the tale, and nothing but the tale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16, 2026

Though all of the crewmen had seen it many times — Jordan alone has run more than 150 airdrops since July — they pressed their faces to the windows to glimpse the devastated landscape.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2025

Five of the 26 crewmen were plucked from the water in the hours after the vessel sank, but only one body was ever recovered from those lost at sea.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

On the deck of the thirty-foot boat, seven crewmen are busy pulling people onto the boat and hustling them under the deck.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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