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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

“This fish hides its babies in its mouth,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Normally, we have 25 or 30 metres of depth here," but now there are only nine metres of water left, and within it "the fish are really chock-a-block", he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I’m interested in both the coming-of-age aspect of these children and also the containment of these birds and these fish, and the children in relation to that containment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He called to his mate, and they dived together to snatch two fish caps from the heads in the boat.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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

Watson, who fishes on the Dylharis, said the industry took its responsibilities seriously.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Celtic art occupies a fluid, timeless plane where birds, fishes, dragons, gods, humans and pure motion continually morph and merge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

"Many mesothermic fishes are already heavily impacted by overfishing of themselves and also their prey species, so their elevated energy needs make them especially vulnerable when their food becomes scarce."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

T he fish was so big that there was little fishes inside that he had eaten whole and a frog too.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

The debate over FFS grew so rancorous that Bassmaster decided that this year’s Elite Series would be split in half–half of the tournaments would be fished with FFS, and the half would prohibit FFS completely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

There’s a predictable resistance of In my day we fished with a wooden stick and a bottle cap and caught fish the size of Buicks, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"I just remember looking into the river and seeing all these dead fish and I knew something was seriously wrong, I haven't fished in it since then, it's never been the same," Scullion said.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

All in all, Wallace made twelve trips down the Eternal Creek before some folks from Fry fished him out.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

The interior ministry said it sank about 30 nautical miles south of the fishing port of Sfantu Gheorghe.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

"As children, we used to spend all our summers swimming at the beach, having fun by the water, diving, jumping in and sometimes even fishing," the 76-year-old told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Prada isn’t fishing in a fixed pond, but only so many people can comfortably spend six figures a year at a single fashion house—and every major luxury brand wants them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A hurricane lamp stood on the bare cement floor, and fishing nets were bundled in three corners of the room.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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