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whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /


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Chief scientist at the University of Pretoria's Whale Unit Professor Els Vermeulen and her team presented their findings to the International Whaling Commission recently.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

One thing to know: Director Guillermo del Toro first read Mary Shelley’s novel as a child and is also indebted to the 1931 James Whale movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

In August, Binance’s investigators submitted an internal report on the customer, a company called Hexa Whale Trading, registered in Hong Kong in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

They scored 135.50 points on their way to the European title for their water-themed free dance to "The Whale" soundtrack.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

We smashed into a photo-board, Grover’s head going straight into the hole where tourists would put their faces, pretending to be Noo-Noo the Friendly Whale.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan




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