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Among them is Tony Finnegan-Butler, 80, a retired sea captain who has campaigned for Farage and his parties — the UK Independence Party, the Brexit Party, and now Reform UK — for almost 30 years.
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William Booth, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Retired sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan spearheaded the first YMCA in the U.S. in 1851 in collaboration with a group of Boston churches.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Tierney is radiant as the titular widow who finally finds some self-confidence after her husband’s death, while Harrison is endearing as the brusque and coarse sea captain.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Americans held themselves to these same standards: In March 1779, Benjamin Franklin instructed American sea captains to grant safe passage to famed British explorer Captain James Cook should his scientific voyage take him near American ships.
—Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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William Booth, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
Retired sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan spearheaded the first YMCA in the U.S. in 1851 in collaboration with a group of Boston churches.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
Tierney is radiant as the titular widow who finally finds some self-confidence after her husband’s death, while Harrison is endearing as the brusque and coarse sea captain.
—Nathan Smith, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2024
Americans held themselves to these same standards: In March 1779, Benjamin Franklin instructed American sea captains to grant safe passage to famed British explorer Captain James Cook should his scientific voyage take him near American ships.
—Yaakov Zinberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20captain. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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