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salmon

[sam-uhn] / ˈsæm ən /




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She’s been ordering Goop Kitchen regularly ever since, and shares a favorite order with Paltrow: the miso salmon bento box.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

One of the central claims is that dredging kills protected native salmon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Precisely the opposite is true: The bigger threat to the state’s salmon population is the presence of striped and largemouth bass, aggressive fish species that were introduced to California in the late 19th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He pointed out that as salmon have suffered declines, California’s agriculture industry has been planting more nut orchards, replacing other field crops that are easier to leave fallow when water is scarce.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

We hadn't much to move—the pot-bellied stove, cooking pans, dishes, knives and forks, a barrel of smoked salmon, a barrel of seal meat, and the six caribou skins we slept on.

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




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