albatross
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One model is China’s state-owned enterprises, which are an albatross on its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Tata Steel's purchase of Corus Steel, for instance, turned out be an "albatross" around the company's neck for decades, says Mukherjea.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Six months to a year from now, Absolute Resolve could be forgotten in the rush of greater events, look like one of America’s greatest foreign-policy successes, or become an albatross around the administration’s neck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 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
All it ever did was take up space, dangling uselessly over my shoulder in its haversack like a wingless khaki albatross for the past four years.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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