sardine
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They’re each playing tiny instruments — one a half-open sardine can, another a stringed matchbook.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The team attributed the 1980s weight decline to an increase in Japanese sardine, which likely led to greater competition for food within and between fish species.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024
Lisa Stengel, from the United States, was named Up & Coming Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024, for her image of a mahimahi catching a sardine, in Mexico.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024
Dr. Finch picked up the cracker and sardine and presented them to Rose Aylmer.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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