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Noun
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Many sailors come from India and other countries in south and southeast Asia.—
Adam Schreck,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026 -
Among them were doctors, teachers, merchants, clergymen, sailors and skilled artisans.—
Jeremy Mennis,
The Conversation,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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This lead seamen to believe that the bananas had caused the ship to sink, and the superstition continues to stay in effect around docks down South.—
Abby Fribush,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Limeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limeys. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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