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Simpson as clone Walton gamely boasts a long, scraggly wig and barely-there sarong until he’s rescued by his shipmates.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Its investigators also obtained video clips that mentioned North Koreans being on board and showed shipmates speaking in Korean.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
The North Koreans’ former shipmates remembered them showing videos of military parades and their leader, Mr. Kim, giving speeches.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Its investigators also obtained video clips that mentioned North Koreans being on board and showed shipmates speaking in Korean.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
In total, 58 of Upton’s shipmates died when the USS Utah quickly sank, and 461 sailors survived.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipmate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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shipmate
noun
ship·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a fellow sailor
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