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albatross

[al-buh-traws, -tros] / ˈæl bəˌtrɔs, -ˌtrɒs /


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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

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

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

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

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

Midway is an important place for albatrosses, and an important place for scientists who want to study them.

From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 5, 2024

Over five weeks, Darwin collected carcasses of finches, mockingbirds, blackbirds, grosbeaks, wrens, albatrosses, iguanas, and an array of sea and land plants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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