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captains

  • plural
    of captain.
    captain
    noun
    a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
  • present tense form
    of captain (3rd person singular).
    captain
    noun
    a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.

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Harry Brook captains England on both legs of the tour and is once again set to play across formats in every game of the winter.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Oil-tanker captains are being offered up to $100,000 per month to navigate the Strait of Hormuz.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Because sitting captains of industry don’t always know where to find signs of change, they often succumb to a kind of observational bias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It noted that middle-rank fire captains were often more trusted than the formal command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

We usually started out with a warm-up run and group stretching led by the team captains.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad