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fish

[fish] / fɪʃ /


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The stock market has bigger fish to fry this summer than a bump in oil prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Faisuris Alvarez, who runs a beachside fish stand, agonized aloud over these questions without answers.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Part of it has to do with the simultaneous leaps in quality, availability and marketing of certain shelf-stable standards: good tinned fish, squeeze-bottle olive oil, dried beans with their very own fan clubs.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Together, the mouse and human findings suggest that a Mediterranean inspired "longevity diet" centered on mostly vegan or vegetarian foods with fish may offer important health benefits.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

That was why she hated getting a fish first go: it was like finishing a ball game after one catch.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Will Shugg, who fishes from Mevagissey, has been taking part in the trial as well as voluntarily having cameras monitoring his catches.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Celtic art occupies a fluid, timeless plane where birds, fishes, dragons, gods, humans and pure motion continually morph and merge.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

The study, published in the journal Science, focuses on "mesothermic" fishes.

From Science Daily Apr. 18, 2026

She prods the chicken, flexes a wing, pokes a finger into the cavity, fishes out the giblets.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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 moved to Las Cuevas, where he fished and worked in construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

Mr Garrick-Maidment says that, kilo for kilo, seahorses are currently worth as much as silver and warned further price rises could mean they are fished to extinction.

From BBC Dec. 11, 2025

He fished it out and brushed off the cover.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2025

Although she had fished with Nokomis, this was the first time Omakayas had ventured into the woods since the day she had entered the cabin.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

In Dorset, Jon operates a couple of those premises as well as working on a tuna fishing boat.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Simo said that what propelled her career -- from a fishing family in the Mediterranean port of Sete to the top ranks of Silicon Valley -- also made stepping back extraordinarily difficult.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

The fishing: The upper Potomac River near Leesburg is one of the more underrated fisheries on the East Coast, known for its smallmouth bass.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Until now, every confirmed video or observation of a live goblin shark came only after the animal had been accidentally caught on a fishing line and brought to the surface.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

“Reuben wrecked Fort Lauderdale too. Port Everglades. The fishing pier at Pompano. It’s all gone. Basketball arena made it though, so there’s that, I guess.”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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