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The first mate threw chunks of banana into the water, and neon damselfish darted around me to nibble on them.
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Later in the morning, Abzal’s first mate found a vape pen and blunt wrapper on the boat, according to the proffer.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Denver played Gilligan, the clumsy first mate of the S.S. Minnow, who often thwarted the group's escape attempts with his ineptitude.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
To warm up the sailors, the first mate led them in singing Yankee Doodle and Drunken Sailor.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2026
Later in the morning, Abzal’s first mate found a vape pen and blunt wrapper on the boat, according to the proffer.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Denver played Gilligan, the clumsy first mate of the S.S. Minnow, who often thwarted the group's escape attempts with his ineptitude.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
To warm up the sailors, the first mate led them in singing Yankee Doodle and Drunken Sailor.
—Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025
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“First mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20mate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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