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fisherman

[fish-er-muhn] / ˈfɪʃ ər mən /


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His Ultron avatar sports the long beard of a fisherman shipwrecked by a hard life.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

"There are no more fish. They can't swim upstream," said fisherman Putta Muansaen, 67, who travelled overnight from northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Once also a fisherman, his identity card shows him to be 100 years old.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“What kind of fish do harpoon fisherman go after?”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island on Friday and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

"We cannot comprehend what the families of the three fishermen are going through at the moment."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Maria Vanda Lopes was preparing to pay her respects to a tiny terracotta statue of Our Lady, which according to legend was retrieved by fishermen in 1717.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

She encountered beaches typically teeming with tourists that were spookily empty, and fishermen unable to work because they lacked gasoline to go to sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The fishermen in Zmeyreka affixed little knives to the bottoms of their boats to keep the vodyaniye away.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack


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