whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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The backstory The hotel occupies the former IXL jam factory, a three-story building that began as a whaling shed.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
The eastern North Pacific gray whale population was once hailed as a conservation success story after rebounding from commercial whaling and being removed from the Endangered Species Act in 1994.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
And like many other large endangered whales, fin whale populations have been heavily impacted by commercial whaling in the mid-1900s.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The whales that were once abundant along the East Coast of the United States were devastated by commercial whaling.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
The eastern North Pacific gray whale population was once hailed as a conservation success story after rebounding from commercial whaling and being removed from the Endangered Species Act in 1994.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
And like many other large endangered whales, fin whale populations have been heavily impacted by commercial whaling in the mid-1900s.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The whales that were once abundant along the East Coast of the United States were devastated by commercial whaling.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for whaling
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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