albatross
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One of the 21st century’s hottest sectors has become a market albatross.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
But now that guarantee is an albatross, with AI skeptics worried OpenAI won’t be able to pay.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
“Other people look at it as an albatross around their neck.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Comcast is unloading the channels because it believes the mature outlets face a bleak future due to pay TV cord-cutting and are an albatross weighing down its stock price.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
It must be a Laysan albatross or another more common bird.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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