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albatross

noun

Definition of albatrossnext
as in millstone

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Recent Examples of albatross Brittany Cartwright has become the center of the show without the albatross of Jax Taylor hanging around her neck. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 The construction costs may generate headlines, but the long-term economics frequently can become an albatross. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The piano is both a majestic heirloom and a weighty albatross. — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 July 2026 Davis was saddled with one potential albatross in the American distributorship of the Bay City Rollers (from Bell in England). — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for albatross
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  1. millstone
  2. stranglehold
Noun
  • 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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  • 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
  • The National Football League has been a Big Honking Deal for as long as anyone reading this has been alive, but its hegemonic stranglehold over the American psyche is very much a 21st century phenomenon.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stranglehold

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