captain

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All-rounder Stokes has played 131of his 216 Test innings at number six, including almost all of his four years as captain.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Meanwhile, Ava rises to captain her own sitcom ship, commanding this one with joy and gratitude, having learned that fear is antithetical to producing one’s best work.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Payne now has more followers than New Zealand's All Whites, which are yet to reach 45,000, and his national team captain, Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood, who has 162 thousand followers.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Soon he has fallen in love with the beautiful daughter of the ship captain from whom he is renting a room.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The captain had no idea who was allowed to know about his cargo.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin