whale
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Several attempts were made to get the whale - nicknamed "Timmy" and "Hope" - back into the North Sea, after it got stuck in the Baltic Sea in March.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Other groups, including local tribes and environmental justice organizations, are watching the state’s efforts closely for potential effects such as sediment disruption and erosion, changes in whale migration and pollution from construction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
The host, a devout Catholic, has called the pontiff his "white whale."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Like Herman Melville’s Pequod, the Mentor sought the sperm whale and its barrels of valuable oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
He wondered what Leonor would have said about that whale, or how Nora would have described it.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing whale
Marine Biology - Introductory
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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