chum

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The team's findings, published in Ecology & Evolution, showed that anisakid levels increased in chum and pink salmon between 1979 and 2021.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

He landed the role of Marty’s chum Dion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"The next morning, it was clear that Maxwell had conferred with her royal chum because she told me: 'You did well. The prince had fun.'"

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

When reporting out his story, I contacted Stern, the filmmaker and old prep school chum who made The Preppy Murder.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

“I’m going to make some chum and catch some mackerel.”

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck