sardine

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In a mere seven hours, from concept to construction, the character takes form — a blue sardine donning sunglasses, large lips and vibrant orange hair, a signature look of her work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Built for a housing association, it was known to taxi drivers as the sardine can, and both architects and their families took flats there.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

They attributed the first period of weight loss to greater numbers of Japanese sardine, which increased competition with other species for food.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

They were followed by a number of fishes that are common consumed by these penguins, including barracuda, anchovy, sardine, herring and zooplankton.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

A table stood in the center of Dr. Finch’s kitchen, and on the table was a saucer containing a cracker upon which rested a solitary sardine.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee