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fin

[fin] / fɪn /
NOUN
winglike organ of fish
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NOUN
stablizer
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Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“Este fin de semana nos brinda a todos la oportunidad de celebrar un sentido de unidad, propósito y apoyo”.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

"With its fin immersed into the cell membrane, it rides along the inner surface and swiftly detoxifies lipid peroxides as it goes."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

The catalog begins with fin de siècle Europe, when the emergence of mass publishing began to lead to a firmer distinction between subordinate illustrators and visionary fine artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

So I hiked around the snout to the side where I thought the scar had been and I crouched in the shadow of a large fin, to see the gray side of the shark.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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