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fish

[fish] / fɪʃ /


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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

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

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

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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