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Recent Examples of fins
Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction.
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Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
The sharks are another story — their flesh is not well regarded and is often given away, while its fins are considered poor quality for the global shark fin trade.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
The sharks are another story — their flesh is not well regarded and is often given away, while its fins are considered poor quality for the global shark fin trade.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fins
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While fully waterproof ones are rare, plenty are water-resistant, which means most rain will roll off if angled properly.
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The companies that understand this transformation now are the ones that will be competitive later.
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The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that the 5% tax would generate tens of billions of dollars in the first few years, but that income tax revenues could subsequently decline by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
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SpaceX is set to tap investors for cash potentially just as Anthropic PBC and OpenAI seek to raise tens of billions of dollars in IPOs of their own as soon as this year.
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What started as a handful of infested trees in Evergreen, Colorado, has turned into hundreds for landowner Jon Hager.
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France is under rare ‘red alert’ heat warnings, with temperatures over 100 degrees forcing restrictions on public drinking, canceled trains and concerts, and hundreds of schools closed amid safety fears.
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The fundraising comes as analysts remain bullish on the outlook for AI memory chips, arguing that supply constraints in high-bandwidth memory are likely to persist for years as hyperscalers continue ramping up AI infrastructure spending.
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Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit Reggano Ranch and Bacon Pasta Salad Kit includes pasta, vegetables, seasoning, and imitation bacon chips for a quick side dish.
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One video advertises access to a longer clip of a boy toddler being abused for less than three dollars.
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The initial cost to install it at Beck Recreation Center in 2014 was nearly $35,000 dollars.
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LaPour was the preseason Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and got his season off to a strong start against Vanderbilt, giving up two runs off fives hits in five innings of work with five strikeouts.
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“Fins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fins. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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