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Recent Examples of albatross
On the one hand, the 1,000-yard drought may have become a recruiting albatross for the coaches.
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Davidson accommodated him, sending Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Florida Panthers for 23-year-old goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in ’26 and agreeing to eat a chunk of Jones’ albatross of the contract.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
How Did Wisdom, the Laysan Albatross, Lay her Egg?
Laysan albatrosses are known for their lifelong monogamy and typically lay one egg per year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Prominent people in the 49ers front office were adamant that an Aiyuk mega-deal would be an albatross around the team’s neck.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Davidson accommodated him, sending Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick to the Florida Panthers for 23-year-old goalie Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in ’26 and agreeing to eat a chunk of Jones’ albatross of the contract.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
How Did Wisdom, the Laysan Albatross, Lay her Egg?
Laysan albatrosses are known for their lifelong monogamy and typically lay one egg per year.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Prominent people in the 49ers front office were adamant that an Aiyuk mega-deal would be an albatross around the team’s neck.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for albatross
Noun
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Golden aims to avoid expectations from becoming a millstone for a squad with all the elements to make a legitimate run at the school’s third national title.—
Edgar Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now comes a cataclysm in the country’s foremost blue state that is traceable, in part, to irrational progressive priorities and may prove a millstone around the neck of one of the foremost talents on the Democratic bench, California governor Gavin Newsom.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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When a mentally disturbed neighbor sets herself on fire and a slumlord tries to extort money from them, the family gets tangled in the corruption that keeps a stranglehold on the slum’s inhabitants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Then, as the pre-draft process continued, Miami's Cam Ward gained a stranglehold on that spot.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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