whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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The American whaling industry killed perhaps 32,000 whales over the 74 years between 1835 and 1909.
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Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Moving the timing back by four years allowed Logan to look at the collapse of the whaling industry, which was on its last legs, undone by dwindling whale populations and the popularity of kerosene as a replacement energy source for whale oil.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
The severely endangered right whale, hunted nearly to extinction during the age of whaling, frequents the area during that period.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
On the opposite side of the planet, the small Norwegian island and former whaling station of Jan Mayen faces 10% tariffs.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Moving the timing back by four years allowed Logan to look at the collapse of the whaling industry, which was on its last legs, undone by dwindling whale populations and the popularity of kerosene as a replacement energy source for whale oil.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
The severely endangered right whale, hunted nearly to extinction during the age of whaling, frequents the area during that period.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 3 Feb. 2025
On the opposite side of the planet, the small Norwegian island and former whaling station of Jan Mayen faces 10% tariffs.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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