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shipmates

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plural of shipmate

as in crewmen

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Following the deaths of several sailors in recent attacks , tanker captains and their insurers are expected to remain far more cautious about transiting the Strait.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 July 2026
More women are joining the new generation of sailors, paddlers and voyagers.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 22 July 2026

Definition of sailors

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Made famous by Jewish-style delis in Richmond, Virginia, to satisfy the appetites of local Navy seamen, the Sailor sandwich is a meat-centric indulgence.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

Definition of seamen

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Whereas attacks on mariners from other countries, including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, have been widely reported, the killing of Mexican seafarers has gone unacknowledged by the Mexican government — and largely unnoticed internationally.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Tehran has repeatedly attacked oil tankers, killing at least two seafarers and injuring more than a dozen this month.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Definition of seafarers

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Passed in 1920, the Jones Act requires that all shipments by water within the United States, including by ocean, be made on ships that are built in America, owned by American companies, and crewed by American mariners.

— James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Whereas attacks on mariners from other countries, including Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, have been widely reported, the killing of Mexican seafarers has gone unacknowledged by the Mexican government — and largely unnoticed internationally.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of mariners

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Troutman said nonurgent calls redirected to the nurse navigators will result in cost savings for Arlington.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Additionally, employers should provide dedicated benefits navigators to guide employees through complex survivor benefits, Social Security, and life insurance decisions.

— Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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