captain

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The road sits off of Sunset Boulevard on a celebrity-filled lane where the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Blunt have lived and where Jimmy Kimmel once described himself as the neighborhood watch captain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And finally, the Kings were also fueled by a desire to give captain Anze Kopitar one more chance at a title.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Spain's Sergio Garcia - captain of the Fireballs team - said on Wednesday that players had been told earlier this year that the tour would run for "many years".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The captain twitched his hat nervously around his ears.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr