sardine
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Heat also fuels toxic algae blooms containing domoic acid, which contaminate the anchovy and sardine populations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
She also watches food trends - the sardine tin claw clip is because tinned fish is having a moment.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
She sews the tail fabric made of Arctic polar fleece of a sardine puppet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
I was aware of the smells of cat and the awful spoiled sardine smell of my own hands.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
One woman, Marie Pierre, is picking sardines from among the discarded jelly fish.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
An illustration shows a Buster Keaton-eyed puffin with a beakful of sardines or sprats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
"If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," Dorcas Mapenzi said at the Kingonze camp on the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
When they pulled in the net, there were thousands of sardines, of course, but there were other creatures too, life they had not intended to catch and for which they had no use.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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