as in fisherman
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Two Minnesota fishermen made an unexpected discovery beneath the Mississippi River this week when sonar technology led them to what authorities say could be a break in a decades-old cold case.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025 -
Tu Tu’ Tun was also a favorite of fishermen fishing on the Rogue or in the Pacific. Since April 2024, Tu Tu’ Tun has been undergoing a transformation, from rustic lodge to destination dining and first-class hotel.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The film centers on a widowed fisherwoman, travelling alone through snowbound northern Minnesota, who interrupts the kidnapping of a teenage girl.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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The ship, named after Gaza’s first and only fisherwoman according to FFC, was launched from Sicily, Italy on June 1.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 June 2025
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Government attorneys say the fisheries service's letter merely notified commercial fishers of a change that had already taken place through Trump's authority to remove the prohibition on commercial fishing in certain areas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Aug. 2025
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The floating feeders will dispense food four times a day, then commercial fishers will go out to the feeders to catch the fish.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Fisherfolk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fisherfolk. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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