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Recent Examples of sea captain
The house itself, built in 1935 when sea captains lived on the island, has four bedrooms and as many full baths on two floors, the second of which was added in 2003.
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The stately Palladian building was designed by Peter Harrison, a British sea captain turned American architect.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Even the most inspiring sea captains who command luxurious yachts across picturesque waters have to worry about employees who don’t hoist their share of the mainsail.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024
The stately Palladian building was designed by Peter Harrison, a British sea captain turned American architect.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
The comics follow the title character, a swashbuckling sea captain whose adventures take him around the world.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Even the most inspiring sea captains who command luxurious yachts across picturesque waters have to worry about employees who don’t hoist their share of the mainsail.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
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Haugh, a career Air Force leader, was deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort George G. Meade, Md., until President Joe Biden tapped him to lead the NSA in Feb. 2024.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2019 to 2022 was He.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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While Rice’s ability to punish baseballs landed him a somewhat regular spot in the Yanks’ lineup, his versatility offers a nice bonus to the skipper.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Will Venable appreciated the support following his first win as Sox skipper.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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As someone who was an athlete, a team captain, and a coach and watched sports her whole life, Gaines has incorporated this knowledge into her training to address communications, negotiations, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, team building, and cooperation, among many other things.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.—
Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Peterson, his girlfriend Mandy, and their black Lab Gracie, have a house on 15 acres just a hop and a skip from Lake of the Woods.—
Brad Dokken,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2025
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Connecting it to the Oura Ring 4 and listening to wireless audio resulted in recurring skips in my music.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Donegan, the retired vice admiral, praised that strategy during a recent call hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The two major cost drivers for overtime were an insufficient number of corrections officers to fill mandatory posts and overtime required to take inmates outside prisons for medical care, including hospital stays.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Chamberlain said only law enforcement officers testifying or those there on official capacity, like courtroom security, could wear uniforms.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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This comes at a time when conservatives are beginning to question why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn’t firing more generals and admirals — and particularly cleaning out military academies — of those who have embraced woke ideology.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
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Ultimate responsibility The responsibility of scrutinizing orders falls on senior military leaders – admirals and generals, colonels and Navy captains.—
Samuel C. Mahaney,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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