mariner
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MINNEAPOLIS—Joe Martino, a 52-year-old merchant mariner, braved swirling snow and biting winds on a recent afternoon as he walked up and down Lake Street in search of tacos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Once hunted extensively for turtle soup, its eggs as a delicacy and decorative shells, the ancient mariner saw its numbers plummet and has been listed as endangered since the 1980s.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
The example of Francis Mackey, the Halifax mariner who was blamed for the disaster, is a reminder that emotionally charged finger-pointing in the aftermath of a catastrophe often finds the wrong lightning rod.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Sawai plays Toda Mariko, a noblewoman who is a translator between Toranaga and an English mariner in "Shōgun."
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025
Dorian skipped off down the alley to find the decadent mariner.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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