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Recent Examples of albatross
And the albatross on the Longhorns’ season is no secret.
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Birds such as albatross and southern giant petrels are often visible soaring through the skies above, while elephant seals permeate the beaches and solitary leopard seals feed in the surrounding waters.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The latest one is Hernandez, who’s running for a second term against a slew of opponents trying to hang MacArthur Park like an albatross around the neck of the 35-year-old politician.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
When Robert became an All-Star in 2023, no one could’ve guessed that the contract would be an albatross by ’24 or that the Sox would dump him for a midlevel prospect and a 12th-rounder.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
Birds such as albatross and southern giant petrels are often visible soaring through the skies above, while elephant seals permeate the beaches and solitary leopard seals feed in the surrounding waters.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
The latest one is Hernandez, who’s running for a second term against a slew of opponents trying to hang MacArthur Park like an albatross around the neck of the 35-year-old politician.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
When Robert became an All-Star in 2023, no one could’ve guessed that the contract would be an albatross by ’24 or that the Sox would dump him for a midlevel prospect and a 12th-rounder.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for albatross
Noun
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Starting guard Immanuel Quickley, whose five-year, $162.5 million contract has been considered a millstone for much of its first season and a half, followed up a super-efficient 40-point game in Golden State with three solid nights.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Health care was a millstone from almost the first weeks of the Trump presidency.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Tommies entered the weekend looking to take a stranglehold on the CCHA regular season title.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Uncovering the true number of deaths, experts say, will be difficult given the supreme leader’s stranglehold on information in Iran.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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