fishing

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Fishing for my press badge, I spotted a trio of anti-Trump protesters holding handmade signs outside an entrance to the House of Representatives.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Fishing vessels gathered in similar formations this past March, January and December, an ingeniSPACE analysis verified by the Journal found.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Global Fishing Watch chief scientist David Kroodsma said the Chinese fishing fleet was "highly coordinated" and it was possible that the vessels were ordered not to fish in a certain area.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

"Fishing folk mainly," she says, but her great-grandmother opened the village's first hotel, an irony not lost on her given her years-long campaign against over-reliance on tourism.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Fishing with Kapugen was murky-tan in her memory, for they would wade out into the river mouth where the stone weirs were built and drive the fish into nets between the walls.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George