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albatross

noun as in burden

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"It's not a seagull, it's an albatross!" she quipped when I went to interview her.

From BBC

It is home to several albatross species including the Amsterdam Albatross, which breed exclusively on the island, and 84% of the world's yellow-nosed albatross population.

From BBC

The party label appeared to be far less of an albatross for Democratic congressional candidates than it was in strong Republican years such as 2010 and 2014.

From Salon

The next oldest albatross that researchers are aware of at Midway Atoll is about 45 years old, he said.

At the time, scientists believed she was about 5 years old, since that’s the youngest that albatrosses can lay eggs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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