smelt
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Native fish that are increasingly threatened include the finger-sized Delta smelt and white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, which can reach more than 10 feet long.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
At Minworth Wastewater Treatment works in the Midlands the scale of the current problem can be both seen and smelt.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025
Wildlings did not mine or smelt, and there were few smiths and fewer forges north of the Wall.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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