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
In her shop, Smook cuts away at pieces of Arctic polar fleece, stitching, stuffing and shaping the form of a sardine puppet.
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
Exhausted, seasick, Milton stood packed in like a sardine, shouldering a heavy pack.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Jacquie Navratil prepares a trap using chicken wings and sardines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She recently marked her birthday with a meal of her favourite food of Cornish sardines.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
To the Chumash, “a school of sardines would have looked like an enormous, dark shadow passing beneath the water.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
And in the safe was an open can of sardines and a piece of Roquefort cheese.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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