pirates
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Qabowsade rejected suggestions that forces from Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, had helped some of the pirates escape.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Rudderless ship just waiting for the right pirates to come along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
McDonald’s latest Happy Meal collaboration unites the anime pirates of One Piece with Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
According to the Puntland officials, this could explain why it has now become an area of operation for the pirates.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
A group of female Finnish pirates invented it back in the fifteenth century, and named it the Devil’s Tongue because it twisted this way and that, in a most complicated and eerie way.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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