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sardine

[sahr-deen] / sɑrˈdin /






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He said: "This is a brilliant example of a local catch staying local, reducing the need to transport fish long distances and showcasing the quality of the Cornish sardine."

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Heat also fuels toxic algae blooms containing domoic acid, which contaminate the anchovy and sardine populations.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Painting the eye cups of a sardine puppet.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Probably the busiest time the girls of the Bear Flag ever had was the March of the big sardine catch.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

To the Chumash, “a school of sardines would have looked like an enormous, dark shadow passing beneath the water.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The warming of the ocean surface is forcing anchovies and sardines -- which the mammals eat -- to seek cooler waters, either at deeper levels or farther north.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" and the spectacle was "an absolute disgrace".

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

But there were vestiges of a less modern life, too—merchants selling sardines and cabbage by the roadside, crude homes of brick and mud.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers




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