sardine
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He said: "This is a brilliant example of a local catch staying local, reducing the need to transport fish long distances and showcasing the quality of the Cornish sardine."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
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
Christopher gave the griffin a sardine; the creature swallowed it whole, trying to take his fingers with it.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Jacquie Navratil prepares a trap using chicken wings and sardines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He said: "When I heard the penguins loved sardines but that the park thought they couldn't get them, I thought: 'Well, I might be able to help with that.'"
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
"At least today they gave us some rice, spaghetti and sardines."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Once Victor had managed to fish the pedigreed cat out of a barrel full of stinking sardines and stowed her in a scratch-safe box, he had discovered the two tortoises.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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