pirates

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Speaking at a rally on Friday, Trump said "we're like pirates" as he described an earlier helicopter raid on an oil tanker under the blockade.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

The epic, high seas adventure follows hero Monkey D Luffy, leader of the Straw Hat pirates, on a worldwide hunt for a treasure known as the One Piece.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

In L.A., the company said, its technology had been deployed to nab porch pirates and car thieves, not to mention played a role in solving a “high-profile crime involving stolen weapons from a politician’s home.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

So yeah, bald eagles are like pirates, swooping in and taking what they want, when they want it.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Whether the job was to jump on a stolen velocipede, win over a band of pirates, visibilize invisible ink, pen a sonnet, or don a disguise, Simon Harley-Dickinson was the man for it.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood