albatross

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for albatross
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Noun
  • Could Gladys be free of this ducal millstone around her neck?
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 7 July 2025
  • But this also turned out to be a millstone around the agency’s neck.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • For the defending Champions League winners, ending Chelsea’s six-year stranglehold on the Women’s Super League title is the ultimate aim.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Can either team end the Kansas City Chiefs' stranglehold on the AFC?
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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