swashbuckler
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Pork Filled Productions, which focuses on providing a platform for Asian American artists, seemingly never met a genre it wasn’t willing to explore, from seafaring swashbuckler to steampunk Western.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Trump created an interesting persona who embodied both an unconventional politician and an unpredictable swashbuckler.
From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022
The Mark of Zorro’ Douglas Fairbanks plays the masked avenger in this thrilling silent-era swashbuckler from 1920, presented in 35mm with an original score performed live by the Jack Curtis Dubowksy Orchestra.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022
Entirely self-taught, Pitseolak providentially connected with James Houston, an artist, writer, government field officer and Indiana-Jones-style swashbuckler.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022
Penelope looked around but saw only moss, trees, and some lovely specimens of the common but ruggedly attractive swashbuckler fern, with its long, swordlike fronds and thick stems that were sturdy as peg legs.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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