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[fish] / fɪʃ /


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The men reportedly used pieces of fish as bait, placing traps outside houses where they knew cats were kept, state media reported.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

At 0-2 in the conference, the Wolverines are bumping around in the murky depths with Rutgers, which is like one of those fish with a lightbulb flaring over its head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"Those fish are basically gone, and that's the foundation of the food chain."

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The fisherman and the shark apparently tangled when the man tried to release the fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

If they couldn’t sell the fish or eat the fish … It was too much to think about.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

Now, when you think about the miracle of the fishes and the loaves in each of the four first books of the New Testament, it’s that important.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jonathan Sisler fishes for tuna and snapper 100 miles off the coast of Florida, and he wants to get to his spots in a hurry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Will Shugg, who fishes from Mevagissey, has been taking part in the trial as well as voluntarily having cameras monitoring his catches.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The study, published in the journal Science, focuses on "mesothermic" fishes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

It reminds me of the little fishes Uhmma dries for dinner.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

Bigeye trevally are fished in many parts of the world, but here they are relatively safe.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The book initially focuses on the Chumash people, on Southern California’s Channel Islands, who once fished from small boats made of bundled reeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

"I've lived here for 25 years and the water has never been this low," said pensioner Mitica Nicolae from Corabia as he fished in an irrigation canal close to the river.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Still, he could salvage something, he said, pointing to his son as he fished out boxes of herbal treatments from under the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Jonah fished a pen out of his own backpack.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Tampa Bay communities also never adopted the extensive maize agriculture associated with Mississippian society, relying instead on fishing and other marine resources.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fishing gear was responsible for 46% of the cases, with the rest attributed to ropes or lines not directly tied to fishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Fishermen fear expanded industrial operations will restrict access to close-in fishing grounds, pushing them into riskier waters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The hijacked tanker was anchored near the Somali coast between the fishing towns of Xaafun and Bander Beyla.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Our da is working for the rent, fishing out of Galway,” Celia said.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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