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I got a big fish I can give them, so they won’t look at all of these things that I did,’” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

For much of its 115-year history, Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool was the big fish of appliance makers, gobbling up rivals from Argentina to Poland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Iya Trinidad, a 25-year-old activist among the protesters, slammed the pace of investigations, saying "no big fish have been caught".

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

She was a big fish in a small and comfortable pond.

From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026

Finally the thrashing slows and then the big fish shivers and stops moving.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick


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