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Arctic explorers, such as the British whaler William Scoresby, struggled to navigate expanding sea ice.
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The man — who has not been publicly identified — sustained two shark bites that are believed to be from a large bronze whaler shark, said Shark Watch South Australia, an online community dedicated to sharing shark incidents, citing a public report.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
People have monitored those temperatures since the 1870s, when whalers threw buckets into the sea to take rudimentary measurements.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
These waters are the only ones in Australia where divers can spot inquisitive Galápagos whaler sharks.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The man — who has not been publicly identified — sustained two shark bites that are believed to be from a large bronze whaler shark, said Shark Watch South Australia, an online community dedicated to sharing shark incidents, citing a public report.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
People have monitored those temperatures since the 1870s, when whalers threw buckets into the sea to take rudimentary measurements.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
These waters are the only ones in Australia where divers can spot inquisitive Galápagos whaler sharks.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for whaler
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“Whaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaler. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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whaler
noun
whal·er
ˈhwā-lər 
ˈwā-
: a person or ship that hunts for whales
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