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whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /


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While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Its mission was to conduct research on whale stocks, particularly around the Falkland Islands, and it was purpose-built in Beverley for the task.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

A new, though extinct, species of whale was also identified among the nearly 500 skeletons found up to 7,000 metres deep along a 1,200 kilometre corridor of bones in the Indian Ocean west of Australia.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Her shirt was soaked through with wet whale breath.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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