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Hunt is depicted in fin-de-siècle vest and suit jacket, his debonair mustache giving him a sophisticated, almost piratical air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Equal parts shaggy workplace comedy, love story and piratical mayhem, the series has captivated a large swath of viewers even as it broke hearts — including Blackbeard’s.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

A piratical pastor in a boxcar and two rich, tuxedoed drunks on the same train are like admonitory bookends on the subjects of class and self-determination.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2021

In the debit column, he had an incurable habit of piratical thieving that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

In the 5th century we again hear of piratical incursions by the Heruli in the western seas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various