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Recent Examples of deckhandJason is not at all happy with his performance as a lead deckhand so far.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 May 2025 Tensions are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel, who makes known his feelings for Jack.—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 May 2025 Last season, she got ditched by a deckhand for another supermodel-looking crew member.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025 Robert Phillips Deckhand, Below Deck Season 8 This fill-in deckhand made his mark by slagging off Izzy Wouters after she was promoted to lead deckhand over him.—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for deckhand
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.
According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.
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Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
As with 1492: Conquest of Paradise four years earlier, Scott drinks in the majesty of open water, but the film doesn’t come fully to life until the title sequence, when the now-skilled and confident shipmates are humbled mercilessly by Mother Nature.
The next two hours would be a race against time and Mother Nature as conditions on the lake rapidly deteriorated, faster than many locals and longtime mariners had ever seen.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
As of June 12, the ship was still partially sunken about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, and a broadcast notice was issued telling mariners to avoid the area, according to officials.
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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