albatross

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as in millstone

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Recent Examples of albatross Don’t throttle the goose who lays the golden eggs, don’t blast from the skies the albatross who guarantees fair winds. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 But adding Darnell Nurse, and his albatross of a contract, after signing Trouba was completely misguided. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026 Congress has passed legislation to help improve the government’s ability to unload these financial albatrosses, but administrators continue to struggle. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026 The ball bounced some 30 yards short, rolled onto the green and into the cup for an albatross. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for albatross
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  1. millstone
  2. stranglehold
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  • What had once been the engine of Microsoft’s AI strategy was starting to feel like a millstone.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2026
  • Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of millstone
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  • Interest in the new carve-out is said to have been tempered by ESPN’s stranglehold over the high-impact January games.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • And now, there’s a growing coalition trying to revive condo construction in California by reforming a decades-old law that housing advocates and developers say has put a stranglehold on condo development.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stranglehold

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