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[fish] / fɪʃ /


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Upon introducing myself, Hipólito Raposo sat me down and ordered me tomato carpaccio, fish soup and a glass of house wine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The diet emphasizes fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, nuts, and olive oil — and limiting foods like red meat, cheese and sugar.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Glow-in-the dark fish were exempt from her bill, which proposed civil penalties of at least $5,000.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

First up was a short-sleeved button-up with blue stars and seashells, as well as red stripes made out of different fish.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

He called to his mate, and they dived together to snatch two fish caps from the heads in the boat.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Jonathan Sisler fishes for tuna and snapper 100 miles off the coast of Florida, and he wants to get to his spots in a hurry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"We lost 85% of the marine prairies, and we saw the fishes on the shore looking for oxygen, and these images were horrible," he said.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Watson, who fishes on the Dylharis, said the industry took its responsibilities seriously.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

"Many mesothermic fishes are already heavily impacted by overfishing of themselves and also their prey species, so their elevated energy needs make them especially vulnerable when their food becomes scarce."

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2026

“If wishes were fishes ...Alec said. He took a deep, long breath. “Okay.We better hurry and meet back up with the three ladies.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

There’s a predictable resistance of In my day we fished with a wooden stick and a bottle cap and caught fish the size of Buicks, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

He says that his brother fished and planted crops, but travelled to Trinidad for better pay.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Summoned to the scene, the new police and civil defense officials who took over during the transition had fished out the bodies, which were then sent to Damascus for a forensic analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

He went right to his narrow twin bed, fished out The Way to Rio Luna from under the covers, and hid it on a dusty shelf in the garage.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Conrad: I’d come up with something like the scratchy safety vests they make you wear when you go fishing on a boat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

He told BBC Verify that Qeshm is home to "sensitive coastal and marine habitats, including mangroves, turtle nesting areas and important fishing grounds".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

“This is a great fishing shirt,” he said.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Their population of about 20,000 Russian citizens lives in a harsh climate, but the islands have mineral deposits including gold and silver, and rich fishing grounds.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Danny cried the entire way to the lake, and while he held his fishing pole.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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