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fin

[fin] / fɪn /
NOUN
winglike organ of fish
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NOUN
stablizer
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Tide tables have become the stuff of national interest, and rare moments when the exhausted whale has blown water or flapped its fin have warranted breaking news bulletins.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

At Blossom, Wang ordered a dinner worth nearly $2,500 that included shark fin soup, Peking duck and Kobe beef.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

"With its fin immersed into the cell membrane, it rides along the inner surface and swiftly detoxifies lipid peroxides as it goes."

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

The catalog begins with fin de siècle Europe, when the emergence of mass publishing began to lead to a firmer distinction between subordinate illustrators and visionary fine artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

All silver and shiny, with the new jagged fin stabilizers that were supposed to read the magma currents automatically.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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