buccaneering
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And Mahomes himself has been a shadow of the buccaneering quarterback who reinvented the position at the peak of his powers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Barabak: There’s a saying attributed to Mark Zuckerberg — “Move fast and break things” — that became a manifesto for the moon-shot innovators and buccaneering capitalists of Silicon Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2025
He was put in an induced coma, but the Lentini who emerged was a shadow of the buccaneering footballer he had been.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
After incredible, buccaneering victories over New Zealand and India already this summer, England men's next assignment is a Test series against South Africa.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022
The buccaneering chieftains in the Iliad did not want justice.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
