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Recent Examples of albatross
The Bulls previously learned a hard lesson from overpaying a young player out of restricted free agency after signing Patrick Williams to a five-year, $90 million contract that morphed into a proverbial albatross before the ink even dried.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Final Insult tames the albatross that Killer of Sheep became, expanding its black American misery to a wider perspective on the California miasma that Hollywood and corporate media now ignore.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
His round included two birdies and an eagle on the par-5 14th hole, nearly landing an albatross.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The Giants will finally be free from the Jones albatross next year, with Wilson’s one-year, $10.5 million contract also off the books.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025
The Final Insult tames the albatross that Killer of Sheep became, expanding its black American misery to a wider perspective on the California miasma that Hollywood and corporate media now ignore.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
His round included two birdies and an eagle on the par-5 14th hole, nearly landing an albatross.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
The Giants will finally be free from the Jones albatross next year, with Wilson’s one-year, $10.5 million contract also off the books.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for albatross
Noun
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Could Gladys be free of this ducal millstone around her neck?—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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But this also turned out to be a millstone around the agency’s neck.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Despite these two lapping the rest of the pack in the men’s game, Alcaraz appears to have a stranglehold in their recent meetings.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Houston has maintained a stranglehold on the series, leading 31-11.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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