fish
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Customers who bought cans of a fish soup manufactured by Baxters have been urged to dispose of them in outside bins over fears the tins could burst.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
Their food culture reflects a harsh environment; birds, fish and whales have long been regarded as resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He’s hired a chef, he says, and Clifton’s serves a limited menu — a burger, fish tacos — on days it’s open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
He added that resident and non-resident migratory fish, which only return at this of year to spawn, have been impacted.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
One man had a fish, another man had a dragon, and the third had an anchor.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Now, when you think about the miracle of the fishes and the loaves in each of the four first books of the New Testament, it’s that important.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I ran into a tiki bar one time. That wasn’t too good,” said Derrick Hoy, 55, who fishes scallops in the Atlantic on a different vessel from Crusher, the 30-foot boat he competes with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Watson, who fishes on the Dylharis, said the industry took its responsibilities seriously.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
The study, published in the journal Science, focuses on "mesothermic" fishes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
She followed the wall, seeking another option, and found a stone cornice bearing a statue of Kerch’s three flying fishes within reach.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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The book initially focuses on the Chumash people, on Southern California’s Channel Islands, who once fished from small boats made of bundled reeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
Still, he could salvage something, he said, pointing to his son as he fished out boxes of herbal treatments from under the rubble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 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
“They’ve been fished out and given proper burials.”
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Peltola, 53, grew up fishing salmon with her father, later becoming the first person born in the state to actually represent it in Congress.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Its coast guard and fishing fleets are the largest of any nation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
In mid-October, Taiwan identified six Chinese survey vessels, six Chinese coast-guard ships and four fishing boats that Taiwan believes are part of China’s maritime militia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Board member Nichole Morgan, who grew up fishing in the Delta, cast the sole “no” vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Sail ships, fishing boats, coracles. I’m happiest in boats or in libraries —those are my places.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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