mariner
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The mariner, who was not seriously injured, had spent Thursday night stranded on the island, the agency said in a social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
The closure followed a lengthy review of the home's future due to a sharp decline in the number of mariner beneficiaries, coupled with concerns over resources needed to maintain it.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Martino, the merchant mariner, said the influx of newcomers has benefited the city in many ways, with food only one example.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
“The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner navigational skills,” Dr. Sharvit said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
It peered at the boy with one hand up—like a lost mariner searching for land—and exclaimed, “Ah-hah! Whom have we here, what?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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