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Recent Examples of whaler
In Nauru's history, it has been used as a supply shop for European whalers, according to CIA.gov.
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
From whalers and pirates to the intrepid explorers who made their home here, the islands have stories to tell.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
The largest blue whale ever found stretched 33 meters (108 feet) and was caught by whalers in the early 1900s.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
In late July, a whaler reported seeing the ships in Baffin Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
From whalers and pirates to the intrepid explorers who made their home here, the islands have stories to tell.
—Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
The largest blue whale ever found stretched 33 meters (108 feet) and was caught by whalers in the early 1900s.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
In late July, a whaler reported seeing the ships in Baffin Bay.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whaler
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On July 20, 1775, Major Joseph Vose and sixty Continental soldiers landed on Little Brewster in nimble whaleboats.Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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When a prime specimen was chosen, the men set off in a whaleboat rowed by a crew.Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
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Slugs for Florida bankers targeting legal aid | Commentary Hugs for Nemours hospital expansion.Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
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Trump already pegged investment banker Warren Stephens as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom in early December.Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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The free Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry runs year-round between Hatteras and Ocracoke Island, with each one-way trip lasting 40-45 minutes.Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2025
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In Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was expected to host more than 2 million people along Copacabana Beach to watch fireworks erupt from ferries parked offshore and concerts by Brazilian pop stars such as Anitta and Caetano Veloso.Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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According to Facebook posts made about the search and rescue attempt, the Coast Guard searched throughout the night between November 30 and December 1. Per Alabama TV station WKRG reporting, Wooley was a father of four and is a seasoned fisherman and shrimper.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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In March of 2021, the month independent shrimper Derek Bateman was first able to get through to someone in his state's unemployment office, the average wait time for an appeal was 263 days.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
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Do the foot draggers in the legislature not know or understand the present and future risk?Staff report, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2024
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Over the past week Germany, the perennial foot-dragger, has done what the U.S. has spent decades politely asking it to do: begin to disconnect its energy sector from the Russian grid and commit to spending seriously on its own defense.Gerard Baker, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022
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Take a scenic cruise along Harbor Drive, where tuna seiners once tied up.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023
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Above the seiner, a seaplane soars towards the coastal mountains rising up and fading into the distant mist.David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
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“Whaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whaler. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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