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Former President Joe Biden frequently faced criticism for high prices, which became an albatross for Democrats last November.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Sometimes the Dolls could seem like an albatross for him.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
That problem was mitigated by forcing the Bulls to take on Zach Collins’ two-year, $34.8 million contract that’s an albatross in and of itself.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, laid the egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago with a new partner, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the Service's Pacific Region.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Sometimes the Dolls could seem like an albatross for him.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
That problem was mitigated by forcing the Bulls to take on Zach Collins’ two-year, $34.8 million contract that’s an albatross in and of itself.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, laid the egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago with a new partner, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the Service's Pacific Region.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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