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whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /


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Most major cruise lines offer trips to the 49th state, where travelers can explore the tallest mountain in the U.S. or go whale watching on the coast.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

It is also the deepest and oldest known whale graveyard on Earth, according to research published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, with some fossils dating back 5.3 million years.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

At times, he appears like a minnow trying to swallow a whale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Timelapsed footage published by German news site News5 on Saturday showed the whale being towed slowly onto a beach on the Danish island of Anholt by an industrial winch.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

When the narrator abruptly cut to footage of whale sharks in Saudi Arabia, far away from Mom’s ocean, Dad said, “Play it again.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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