captain

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"The legacy speaks for itself - the numbers, the trophies. the way he set a culture and a standard under Klopp," former Reds captain Gerrard told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In Rehoboth Beach, Del., Beach patrol captain Jeff Giles said the shades were simply taking up too much space on the town’s relatively narrow swaths of sand.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

In the book’s moving final pages, the mouse faces down the oncoming waves with all the fierceness of a captain at the prow of her ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Even the youngest boys at Page were expected to evaluate their own performances honorably and honestly, and, according to one burnishing newspaper account, to realize “what it means to be ‘the captain of his soul.’”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Once the South took control of the submarine, Confederate navy lieutenant John Payne volunteered to be its captain.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler