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
Painting the eye cups of a sardine puppet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
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
And they sat in their own chairs in their own house and watched Darling learning to drink canned milk out of a sardine can.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
"At least today they gave us some rice, spaghetti and sardines."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
One woman, Marie Pierre, is picking sardines from among the discarded jelly fish.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
An illustration shows a Buster Keaton-eyed puffin with a beakful of sardines or sprats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Tinned sardines on toast reads as aspirational; canned salmon, to some, does not.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
Only we didn’t have anchovies in the house, so Mom used canned sardines.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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