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mariners

noun

plural of mariner

as in sailors

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel the ancient Phoenicians were outstanding mariners who explored and colonized much of the eastern Mediterranean

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Recent Examples of mariners At one point, up to 20,000 mariners and 2,000 ships were stuck in the Gulf, with only a few vessels squeezing through the strait each day. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 With dozens killed in recent strikes and thousands of mariners stranded on vulnerable vessels, mediation efforts show little progress. — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners. — James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 Centcom said the operation was intended to further diminish Tehran’s ability to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz. — Joseph Wilkins,sean Conlon, CNBC, 20 July 2026 On a previous voyage, the captain—who is in his late fifties, with a young wife and child—pursued the gigantic, unnaturally white sperm whale known to mariners as Moby Dick. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 To protect these specialized mariners, pilot boats evolved into highly stable, heavy-duty vessels. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 26 June 2026 Dow also said the safest way to make it out of a channel is to follow the markers, which experienced mariners know to look for. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

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Opposite, the Kotor Cat Museum helps fund the care of the town’s cats, reputedly descended from mousers brought ashore by Venetian sailors.

— Jonathan Wiggin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
Warfighter of the Week is a command program in which the ship’s captain personally recognizes exemplary sailors selected by their leadership for their accomplishments.

— Magda Liszewska, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026

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Many oncology practices have resources like nurse navigators, social workers, and chaplains available for patients.

— Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

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