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Recent Examples of trawler
In 2023, only two trawlers were still authorized by the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement.
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Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Bones from them were quite common finds from [trawlers] from Dogger Bank before the bottom dragging bans.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
This had no impact whatsoever, of course: British seafood pirates simply devised new code systems for the trawlers to use.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the British trawlers got smart and got harder to catch because from 1928, they were equipped with radio and started passing messages between themselves using secret codes to alert each other when Coast Guard vessels were in and out of harbour.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Bones from them were quite common finds from [trawlers] from Dogger Bank before the bottom dragging bans.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
This had no impact whatsoever, of course: British seafood pirates simply devised new code systems for the trawlers to use.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
However, the British trawlers got smart and got harder to catch because from 1928, they were equipped with radio and started passing messages between themselves using secret codes to alert each other when Coast Guard vessels were in and out of harbour.
—David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trawler
Noun
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The vast majority of license suspensions issued are for anglers, since Connecticut issues significantly more fishing licenses than hunting licenses each year, according to James Fowler, spokesperson with DEEP.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2025
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The heads are kept there, while anglers can take the rest of the fish home to eat.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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They’re named after Johan Bryde, an early 20th-century Norwegian whaler.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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The African Baptist Society in Nantucket, for example, was built by Black whalers who had achieved financial independence through their trade.—
Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
22 June 2022
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Also a longtime fly fisherman, Derrick Hicks was about to leave the river after a slow day near the bridge.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
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Hot Water Music was co-founded by guitarist and singer, Chuck Ragan, who is also a passionate fly fisherman.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
20 Oct. 2024
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Rose’s father, Kommer, is among the few billionaires in the field, thanks to his idea of introducing standardization and modular manufacturing from the car industry to building workboats, which shorten delivery times and reduce production costs.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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With little overt military value, Australia’s cheap-but-robust commercial workboats are subject to fierce debate.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
3 May 2023
Noun
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The enterprise trains local fishermen and their families—including fisherwomen, whose roles have been largely erased by modern norms—in leather tanning, sewing, and sustainable fishing practices.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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For years, the fisherwoman has lived in the heart of this national park, located on the Pacific coast of the state of Oaxaca.—
Gwendolina Duval,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2025
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Southern shrimpers face multiple challenges, including rising costs and cheaper foreign imports.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 Mar. 2025
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Some shrimpers readily acknowledged the broad uncertainty around Mr. Trump’s tariffs and their impact.—
Emily Cochrane,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Take the 20-minute ferry ride to Bald Head Island using the Bald Head Island Ferry.—
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2025
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And Brunson kept up the energy through the show that followed, delivering some devastatingly personal compliment sandwiches during a leadership summit and frantically pantomiming elaborate insults while parked on a ferry.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
4 May 2025
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trawler. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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