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He likened his association with Epstein to "an albatross around my neck", adding he felt "profoundly upset that I was taken in" by a "charismatic criminal liar".

Everything from a denim ad campaign to a chain restaurant rebrand has seemingly been spun by the network and others in the business of right-wing outrage into an albatross around the neck of elected Democrats.

Comcast is spinning off the cable networks 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.

He’s stuck on a team that might be viewing his contract not as an asset but an albatross.

For the Galaxy, the winless streak remains an albatross hanging around their necks.