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sardine

[sahr-deen] / sɑrˈdin /






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Heat also fuels toxic algae blooms containing domoic acid, which contaminate the anchovy and sardine populations.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

If you want to wear rainbow chard, a sardine tin, or a TV dinner in your hair, Lennick has a clip for that, though the company's bestseller is a strawberry.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

“Better than being an old sardine tin with a few fins left in it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Jackie Smook stands with a sardine puppet that she made in a day at her home workshop.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

Dr. Finch picked up the cracker and sardine and presented them to Rose Aylmer.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

She recently marked her birthday with a meal of her favourite food of Cornish sardines.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

To the Chumash, “a school of sardines would have looked like an enormous, dark shadow passing beneath the water.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2026

Researchers believe this method could be applied to other archived seafood, such as canned sardines, offering a new way to explore historical ecosystems.

From Science Daily Apr. 1, 2026

We squeezed into the wights’ jeep, eight kids packed like sardines.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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