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Saudi Arabia’s national flag could be seen on what appeared to be a tail fin in multiple shots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The researchers also found that the animal lacked the high caudal fin seen in modern crocodiles.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

"I heard a girl behind me… a shrill shriek. I turned and there was a huge, huge fin behind her. It was massive," she told Nine Network's 60 Minutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

This isn’t the only thing going on this summer that gives me that ominous fin de siècle feeling.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Though it wasn’t the sea she thought about, or the dark fin rising above her, but rather the vision she’d had of the small green boat.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

The sharks have huge fins that are desirable in some parts of the world, they don’t fare well if caught accidentally and released and are facing “extreme declines” due to overfishing, Talwar said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

She often posts footage of her touching sharks and holding their dorsal fins.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

More high-quality footage is needed, particularly clear views of dorsal fins and eye patches, which can be used to identify individual animals.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026

But the fins are swooped up by traders for the international markets, where they are used in shark-fin soup.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

My hair was lightening in color, and my hands were callused and bleeding from handling fish with spiny fins and scales.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The fossils belonged to an extinct group of finned octopuses known as Cirrata.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

Magnus wrote in his 1555 book they were 200-feet long with broad, forked tails and finned feet, with faces resembling warthogs and dual blow-holes on the top of their heads.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 28, 2023

Large finned automobiles that resemble 1950s classics hover over smooth roads, as do baby carriages across perfectly clean sidewalks in perfectly manicured suburbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Outside, the finned part of a rocket is stuck in the mud.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022

It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary, though closer examination will reveal finned paws and very sharp teeth.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Some also suggested that, ironically, finning bans may have contributed to the rise in shark mortality.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024

What’s more, illegal finning for export to Asia still remains a major concern in Brazil, with Brazilian authorities reporting in late June that they’d seized an enormous haul of illegally obtained shark fins.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 17, 2023

The practice of shark finning, whereby sharks are caught for their fins and their carcasses then dumped back into the ocean, has been banned in U.S. waters for decades.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

The practice, called finning, leaves the fish unable to swim and survive.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022

The sale had not long been concluded, and the little community were preparing to obey Acton's order to "Come outside," when the latter rushed into the room finning with rage.

From The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs by Harold Avery