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Brooklyn Museum’s 500-object show is a gilded albatross.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Lindholm still has time to salvage his season – and a long way to go to prevent the contract from being an albatross.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Image While both presidents presided over robust job growth, inflation was a singular albatross.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The Laysan albatross, known as N333, was captured with his little one in a tender video shared by Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on March 4 via Instagram.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Lindholm still has time to salvage his season – and a long way to go to prevent the contract from being an albatross.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Image While both presidents presided over robust job growth, inflation was a singular albatross.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The Laysan albatross, known as N333, was captured with his little one in a tender video shared by Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge on March 4 via Instagram.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for albatross
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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