fish
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Fuentes, a construction worker, is a dedicated angler who often spends his days off reeling in fish from the lake and then turning over his catch to his wife for cleaning and preparing for dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Environment Minister Dabrusin in her decision identified possible adverse effects from the project on fish, water quality, migratory birds and indigenous communities, but concluded it was in the public interest for Crawford to be built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
They have seen spider crabs taking a stroll, starfish, king scallops and goby fish.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Possible measures include rescuing and relocating fish, increased business checks on water usage, and redistribution of water supplies.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Sean held the big fish under one arm.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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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
John van Rooyen regularly surfs and spear fishes at the Tinley Manor beach, about 2 miles from where he lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 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
She doesn’t want to waste a moment, but she fishes her phone from her pack.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Jenkin puts together his bespoke films like tactile, fragile curiosities — it’s as if the battered reels have been fished out of the water, their origin unknown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 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
For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
It was the motor Daddy put on the back of our flat-bottom boat when we fished on Lake Jasper.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Statistics Canada said the early look at June indicates increases in wholesale, finance and insurance, and retail, partially offset by declines in utilities and agriculture, forestry and fishing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
For commercial fishing fleets, these changes can be disastrous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
There are opulent chairs, upholstered in pale yellow; a black and white print of a trawler that nods to Hull's fishing heritage.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
There is no evidence that Tunick was involved in criminal activity in connection with the Defend the Atlanta Forest movement, they said, and the demand to unlock his phone was an illegal "fishing expedition."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Five miles downstream from the old fishing pier, the icy water surrounded Jonathan, pushing him down as it chilled his body.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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