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salmon

[sam-uhn] / ˈsæm ən /




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Those still open tend to have generators, menus priced in dollars and a clientele of well-connected Cubans, decked in salmon shirts and tassel loafers.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

"The incident could have serious consequences for the river's salmon and sea trout populations for many years to come," added the club.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Schulman said he had been seeing “a consistent trade into premium proteins,” like pomegranate-glazed salmon or grilled steak, regardless of income bracket.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Menu offerings include appetizers such as Dungeness crab cakes and lobster corn dogs, and entrées such as crispy chicken Milanese, honey miso glazed salmon and a signature Skywalker Ranch Wagyu burger.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Some had salmon or tuna or buffalo for dogs who were allergic to chicken.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate

Shotter said that salmon sperm “is harvested from salmons without harming them.”

From Salon Jul. 20, 2024

As a result, the state has been trucking millions of salmons raised at hatcheries to the ocean each year, bypassing the perilous downstream journey.

From Seattle Times Jul. 26, 2021

A settlement of "fish-skin" Indians was visited in the dog search, and Meares told us of natives who dressed in cured skins of salmons.

From South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans

"There are salmons in Wye," says Shakespeare, and we are reminded of it because the Statute of Winchester in the same year contains a provision that is almost literally quoted by Dogberry in "Twelfth Night."

From Popular Law-making by Frederic Jesup Stimson

With these mackerels, four salmons, a custom-house officer, and a Norwegian parson, we set off at noon for Christiania.

From Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland by Bayard Taylor




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