pirate
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One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
No doubt that playful warmth played a part in him being cast as Luffy, a hilariously nonchalant, yet utterly sincere would-be pirate.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
He added: "What politicians in London are talking about is essentially a return to the era of the pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard."
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
At the other end of the temperamental spectrum is Paul Giamatti, whose perpetually furious Nus Braka, space pirate, has a grudge against the Federation and was instrumental in the imprisonment of Caleb’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
She longed to take a peek, but alas, because of his pirate oath, his work must be done in secret.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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