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salmon

[sam-uhn] / ˈsæm ən /




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In between bites of salmon nigiri, Scanlon began scrolling through apartment listings on her phone and came across a 1920s studio apartment in Los Feliz that she knew her best friend would swoon over.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Each year, the Bureau of Reclamation is required to release a plan detailing how it will keep water downstream of Shasta Dam cold enough to protect salmon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

This year, commercial fishers have resumed going for salmon after a rebound in the population prompted regulators to allow it under strict limits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The most numerous are the fall-run Chinook, which fishers catch commercially and recreationally along the coast when salmon numbers are high enough.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

"South was bad hunting last year," she said, handing Bartok some smoked salmon strips to eat while he was out on the ice.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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