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seal

[seel] / sil /






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Korn Ferry had pushed to keep the document under seal, according to a legal filing in the case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

And yet, think of the pressure on Raman to seal the deal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Manager Sarina Wiegman called the midfielder a "warrior" after her performance against Greece helped seal an impressive 5-0 victory to complete an 8-1 aggregate triumph.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Iñárritu portrays the average person as a seal, ready to bark and clap at anything that so much as alludes to reality.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

True to its name, the island presented them with an elephant seal on landing.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Taronga Conservation Society Australia Behavioural Biologist Benjamin Pitcher said the research on sea lions and seals would have real world impact.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

"It was heavy bleeding and quite large clots, which I've never had before - they looked like baby seals and that was really alarming."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Police urged the public to alert them to more runaway seals and not attempt to intervene themselves.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

This typically happens in the spring and summer and it’s an ideal time for seals, sea lions, seabirds and dolphins to give birth, since food is plentiful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

I think I arrived about three years too late to get a clear interpretation of the research proposal, but he gave some clues—a spotter plane and seals.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen


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