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Recent Examples of sea captain
And many more, including Tom Nowicki as a sea captain who also serves as the show’s narrator and recapper.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Kennedy was a sea captain who plied the waters along Mexico’s east coast in the early 1800s.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Those characters are a veteran sea captain, his worldly mate, a protective older brother and his younger brother who is seeking adventure.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024
The claims included transcripts of interviews with other sea captains meant to prove how the doomed ocean liner had violated safety norms.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Kennedy was a sea captain who plied the waters along Mexico’s east coast in the early 1800s.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024
Those characters are a veteran sea captain, his worldly mate, a protective older brother and his younger brother who is seeking adventure.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2024
The claims included transcripts of interviews with other sea captains meant to prove how the doomed ocean liner had violated safety norms.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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Among teams dispatched were Engine 5, Engine 4, Rescue 3, and the shift commander, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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After more than two years of political deadlock, the Lebanese Parliament elected the army commander on Thursday with 99 out of 128 votes.Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Undeterred, Baggy Green skipper Mark Taylor decided to claim the extra half-hour to complete Australia’s victory with just 13 needed.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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For the first time ever, a Milwaukee Brewers skipper was named National League manager of the year.Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Every hour brought thousands of pounds of treasure dripping on deck, our mad captain inking out the last of our fuel.Mark Richard, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rooney was also hampered by injuries to key personnel, including to his captain, Joe Edwards, Northern Ireland international goalkeeper Conor Hazard and forwards Morgan Whittaker — an attacking talisman who has attracted interest from other Championship clubs — Ibrahim Cissoko and Muhamed Tijani.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, base MacBook Pro models have felt like an automatic skip.Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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There are other options, including a ballistic reentry, with a steeper trajectory that is harder on the crew in terms of gravitational forces, and a direct reentry, which involves a miniature skip.Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2024
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The vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14.Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
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His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer.Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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Beck drove southbound into northbound lanes to flee officers near Lucas Valley Road, Graham said.Cameron Macdonald, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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There was footage from the New Orleans tragedy where there are a number of officers captured on video.Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Over the course of an afternoon, Mr. Kelso, then a Navy captain commanding the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter in the final stages of its development in early 2005, sat at Mr. Carter’s dining room table as the retired admiral briefed the former president on the submarine’s unique capabilities.John Ismay, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha discovered the island 1506.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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