albatross
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The report also found no unusual deaths among the albatross population or two endemic species, the Heard Island shad and the black-faced sheathbill.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
One of the 21st century’s hottest sectors has become a market albatross.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
But now that guarantee is an albatross, with AI skeptics worried OpenAI won’t be able to pay.
From Barron's ● Dec. 13, 2025
Comcast is unloading the channels because it believes the mature outlets face a bleak future due to pay TV cord-cutting and are an albatross weighing down its stock price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025
“That is what Julia has become! An albatross ’round my neck!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Elephant seals crowd its beaches, king penguins climb its green slopes, and albatrosses glide above the open landscape.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026
Boston-based travel blogger Jake Rosmarin posted on Instagram how the ship was almost immediately greeted by albatrosses, dolphins, sea lions and humpback whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
While albatrosses usually mate for life, they will find new mates to breed with if their partner dies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
When albatrosses choose a partner, they remain partners for life.
From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 5, 2024
Then the land birds vanished and she saw only birds of the open ocean, the albatrosses and snowy terns.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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