albatross

The latest one is Hernandez, who’s running for a second term against a slew of opponents trying to hang MacArthur Park like an albatross around the neck of the 35-year-old politician.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

Six months to a year from now, Absolute Resolve could be forgotten in the rush of greater events, look like one of America’s greatest foreign-policy successes, or become an albatross around the administration’s neck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 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

An albatross, with its effortless flight, also seemed like a good idea, except a lack of water might impede her ability to take off and land.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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

Because raising a chick requires so much time and energy, many albatrosses lay eggs every other year.

From NewsForKids.net ● Dec. 5, 2024

Over five weeks, Darwin collected carcasses of finches, mockingbirds, blackbirds, grosbeaks, wrens, albatrosses, iguanas, and an array of sea and land plants.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee