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seal

[seel] / sil /






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The elephant in the room will be the inability by both countries to seal their long-awaited trade deal, experts say.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The legendary Ferenc Puskas scored a first-half hat-trick for the Spaniards, but Eusebio netted twice after the interval to seal Benfica a second successive crown.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Since most North Korean defectors historically escaped by crossing into China, Kim’s campaign to seal the border began with that border.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

We hadn't much to move—the pot-bellied stove, cooking pans, dishes, knives and forks, a barrel of smoked salmon, a barrel of seal meat, and the six caribou skins we slept on.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Among the diverse habitats are a salt marsh that serves as a nursery for leopard sharks and bat rays and kelp forests frequented by harbor seals and wrasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The reserve is home to the county's only breeding grey seal colony and major haul-out site, a spot where seals come to shore for rest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He said they were clustering in large numbers and emerging from places including fridge seals, plug sockets, toasters and microwaves, adding: "It was like something out of a Stephen King film."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

She held a glowing branch next to the wood to dry the seals.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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