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fish

[fish] / fɪʃ /


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It is a centuries-old tradition in Wales, but coracle fishers on a major river have said pollution has meant there are "no fish" left.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Keith Elias's family have been fishing on the river for 300 years - he said he only caught one fish this season.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Environmental advocates say it would starve the Delta of needed water and threaten fish that are already in severe decline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

That came after staff from local fish and chip shop Penalunas, in Hirwaun, handed out free food to firefighters tackling the blaze until 03:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“Officer Salzburg,” I said, extending a hand that he shook like a limp fish.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

It says the blue shark is one of Ireland's largest and most valuable marine sport fishes.

From BBC Aug. 13, 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

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

We humans eat seven fishes on Christmas Eve, samosas on Eid al-Fitr and maple cookies behind the moon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

Jamie fishes in her backpack and hands her a compact with kitten ears on it.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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

"I just remember looking into the river and seeing all these dead fish and I knew something was seriously wrong, I haven't fished in it since then, it's never been the same," Scullion said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 27, 2026

She fished a small lace-edged handkerchief out of her bag and this she somehow managed to wrap around the end of my tail.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

John used to love to go fishing with his son.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

The two men were found alive and floating inside a cool box, ordinarily used to store caught fish on a fishing boat.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But many whales are also identifiable by their scars, including from collisions with everything from tankers, cargo and cruise ships to fishing boats and recreational vessels.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Beijing designated Special Economic Zones—Shenzhen, then a fishing village, became the most famous—where foreign investment could enter and commercial experimentation could proceed under different rules.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 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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