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whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /


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It suggests that the crypto whale is about to swim back into the market and buy Bitcoin again..

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

These "whale fall" sites create temporary but rich ecosystems where microbes quickly colonize and flourish.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

David: Steve Benen for MS NOW: Trump’s ‘God Squad’ discards the administration’s supposed interest in whale protections; Ella Nilsen for CNN: Only 50 of these whales are left in existence.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

The whale became stuck on a sandbank on 23 March before being rescued days later - only to swim into shallow waters on Poel Island, further down the Baltic Sea coast.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In the dining room, I study a carving of a whale tail that Dad made.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila