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salmon

[sam-uhn] / ˈsæm ən /




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Last month a number of salmon died when white paint was spilled into the Burn of Carron, another tributary of the River Spey.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

And yet a systematic review showed there was almost no evidence that they benefit salmon and trout populations.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Thornton made salmon and fried okra with spicy hummus with Hunter Fieri.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Park Chalet in San Francisco offers Atlantic salmon and a $16 flatiron steak that diners say is “prepared exactly like the adult portion.”

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

It was like a separate little town sitting right on the harbor—different docks, warehouses for fish and cargo, a salmon cannery where fish were cut up and packed into cans.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis




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