albatross
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The ship is blown by a storm to the South Pole where it is followed by an albatross, believed to bring good luck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Six months to a year from now, Absolute Resolve could be forgotten in the rush of greater events, look like one of America’s greatest foreign-policy successes, or become an albatross around the administration’s neck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
But now that guarantee is an albatross, with AI skeptics worried OpenAI won’t be able to pay.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
US golfer Patrick Reed holes a shot from 286 yards for only the fourth-ever three-under-par albatross at a US Open Championship, at the Oakmont Country Club.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025
Madame says, “Shuts himself up like a corpse one day, eats like an albatross the next.”
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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