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Recent Examples of trawler
The 18 course tasting menu comes as a series of tiny plates, with snow crab from Norway, squid from the West coast, a bye-catch from the shrimp trawlers’ nets, and bleak roe from Lake Mälaren.
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, trawlers dragged nets to collect the fish that were then dumped in the back of trucks.
—Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
There were eight Russian fishing trawlers docked outside, housing at least six hundred Russian sailors.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In Africa, for instance, Chinese trawlers catch 100,000 metric tons of fish each year just from Ghanian waters, and the country’s fishing stocks are now in crisis, as local fishermen’s incomes have dropped by up to 40 percent over the last decade.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, trawlers dragged nets to collect the fish that were then dumped in the back of trucks.
—Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
There were eight Russian fishing trawlers docked outside, housing at least six hundred Russian sailors.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
In Africa, for instance, Chinese trawlers catch 100,000 metric tons of fish each year just from Ghanian waters, and the country’s fishing stocks are now in crisis, as local fishermen’s incomes have dropped by up to 40 percent over the last decade.
—Ian Urbina, TIME, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trawler
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Woods Canyon Lake is located east of Payson in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, in an area popular among hikers, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
The Arizona Republic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Walk The Fishing Pier The nearly 1,000 foot long Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier is a draw for anglers, but the scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean are worth the $2 admission fee.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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The novel was inspired by both his experience as a whaler and the Essex tragedy.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Fin whales are hunted by commercial whalers, which has dwindled their population, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
6 Jan. 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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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.—
Ann Benoit,
NOLA.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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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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Because in a town like Victor, every fly fisherman is a junkie, every tier a supplier, and word gets around about who has the best dope.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
25 Sep. 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
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The doc feature turns on Vicky a trans fisherwoman whose acceptance by her fishing village signals a new era of gender tolerance in the community.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2024
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The diving fisherwomen of South Korea’s Jeju Island, who harvest shellfish from the seafloor without breathing equipment, were a dwindling, elderly bunch when the agency recognized them, in 2016.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2024
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Fight started with an Alabama shrimper who was denied benefits during COVID Derek Bateman, an independent shrimper in Alabama, spent months trying to appeal after being denied benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Using dip nets, recreational shrimpers can quickly scoop up the daily limit of five gallons of shrimp with the heads on.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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However, the special $3 PATH ferry tickets people received expired overnight and are not refundable.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Because of its ferry port with daily departures to Denmark, Kristiansand makes an obvious choice for an overnight break as part of a longer Scandinavian road trip.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Trawler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trawler. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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