sardine
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Heat also fuels toxic algae blooms containing domoic acid, which contaminate the anchovy and sardine populations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Jackie Smook stands with a sardine puppet that she made in a day at her home workshop.
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
But it's just about an old guy catching a monster sardine.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Trying to open a can of sardines could’ve gravely injured them had the twins not gotten into a screaming match in the process.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
On today’s bait menu: a tin of Wild Planet sardines, a bag of tuna flakes and a clamshell container of roasted chicken wings Navratil picked up from 7-Eleven on the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The birds had previously been fed sardines for years, but the supply ended when the park's long-standing local supplier retired.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
An illustration shows a Buster Keaton-eyed puffin with a beakful of sardines or sprats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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