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
"I get to avoid the rush hour and being packed in like a sardine," says the 23-year-old in Salford, Greater Manchester.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Jackie Smook, a puppet maker and creator of the show “Dilly’s World,” threads a needle while working on a sardine puppet at her home workshop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, and was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray one Ron wouldn’t touch, which turned out to be pepper.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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The warming of the ocean surface is forcing anchovies and sardines -- which the mammals eat -- to seek cooler waters, either at deeper levels or farther north.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Tinned fish works beautifully, especially tuna, mackerel or sardines.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" and the spectacle was "an absolute disgrace".
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
Researchers believe this method could be applied to other archived seafood, such as canned sardines, offering a new way to explore historical ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Once Victor had managed to fish the pedigreed cat out of a barrel full of stinking sardines and stowed her in a scratch-safe box, he had discovered the two tortoises.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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