mariner
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The closure followed a lengthy review of the home's future due to a sharp decline in the number of mariner beneficiaries, coupled with concerns over resources needed to maintain it.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
We meet the mariner as he stops a wedding guest on his way to the church, and “holds him with his glittering eye.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Sawai plays Toda Mariko, a noblewoman who is a translator between Toranaga and an English mariner in "Shōgun."
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025
“The discovery of this boat now changes our entire understanding of ancient mariner navigational skills,” Dr. Sharvit said.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024
Despite the storm and the treacherous waters, Kontos, a skilled mariner, managed to guide his two boats to shelter in Antikythera’s only harbor, a small cove on its northern coast called Potamos.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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