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Recent Examples of crewmanBut the pandemic also gave Celebrity the unenviable job of repatriating thousands of crewmen to their homes around the globe — all while making sure that none encountered a member of the public.—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025 Now, in a statement to Fox News Digital, National Museum of Denmark archaeologist David John Gregory said the two ships carried between 600 and 700 African slaves at the time of the sinking, plus around 100 crewmen.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025 The Indonesian crewmen earned about $330 per month but did not know how much the North Koreans made.—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025 Only two of the crewman were pulled into the other lifeboat that held Minch and his family, and the vessel bobbed in the darkness amid rough weather for 10 hours, experts said.—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crewman
While the boorish behavior of Twain’s shipmates is cataloged throughout (snapping off pieces of ancient monuments for souvenirs, for instance), his most flamboyant portrayal is a self-portrait.
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Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
And his castaway shipmate has marvelously oversized whiskers, formidable fangs and a ravenous appetite.
As the deck team’s morale increases — Nate alerts the captain and the rest of the team that Harry is now lead deckhand, and everyone seems pleased, including Jason, at least for now — Lara continues to throw fuel to the fire.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2025
Harry worked as a deckhand (and then lead deckhand), while Bri served as a stewardess and then a third stewardess.
And, like the seamen, Celebrity faced a rapidly evolving crisis and changing guidelines.
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Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Government as a protector of health goes way back
The U.S. public health service got its start in the 1700s service cared for seamen who were sick or injured.
This spring, the library system hired a program manager and three part-time digital navigators — who provide technical assistance with the internet — to hold office hours and teach skills classes in English and Spanish.
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P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
Hope navigators, who function as caseworkers, are supposed to use the helpline to direct Floridians to local churches and nonprofits.
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Lawrence Mower,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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