albatross
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The report also found no unusual deaths among the albatross population or two endemic species, the Heard Island shad and the black-faced sheathbill.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
One model is China’s state-owned enterprises, which are an albatross on its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The latest one is Hernandez, who’s running for a second term against a slew of opponents trying to hang MacArthur Park like an albatross around the neck of the 35-year-old politician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 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
Since leaving Elephant Island, the six men had been accompanied by an albatross, who soared and dipped through the air.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Elephant seals crowd its beaches, king penguins climb its green slopes, and albatrosses glide above the open landscape.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Boston-based travel blogger Jake Rosmarin posted on Instagram how the ship was almost immediately greeted by albatrosses, dolphins, sea lions and humpback whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
One way to prevent the accidental death of albatrosses at sea is the use of bird scaring lines: they're essentially nautical scarecrows, scaring the birds away from the nets and fishing lines.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
While albatrosses usually mate for life, they will find new mates to breed with if their partner dies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Then the land birds vanished and she saw only birds of the open ocean, the albatrosses and snowy terns.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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