sardine
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Heat also fuels toxic algae blooms containing domoic acid, which contaminate the anchovy and sardine populations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
In her shop, Smook cuts away at pieces of Arctic polar fleece, stitching, stuffing and shaping the form of a sardine puppet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Built for a housing association, it was known to taxi drivers as the sardine can, and both architects and their families took flats there.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
The old man unhooked the fish, re-baited the line with another sardine and tossed it over.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
On today’s bait menu: a tin of Wild Planet sardines, a bag of tuna flakes and a clamshell container of roasted chicken wings Navratil picked up from 7-Eleven on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
To the Chumash, “a school of sardines would have looked like an enormous, dark shadow passing beneath the water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
One woman, Marie Pierre, is picking sardines from among the discarded jelly fish.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Pasha’s Favorite burped as his stomach worked on the sardines he had had for lunch.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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