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Although gas prices were a major albatross for President Biden’s approval ratings in 2021 and 2022, a day before the 2024 presidential election the national average stood at $3.05, just two cents shy of the lowest level since May 2021.
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Lindholm is still a high-end defensive presence, and he’s been more productive lately (four goals in his last 10 games), but this contract already looks like an albatross.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
After seven years on the market, Lopez finally managed to sell her Madison Square Park penthouse this summer, only to have the Beverly Hills compound replace it as a real-estate albatross around her real-estate neck.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
Well over a millions albatross use Midway Atoll as a place to hatch and raise their young.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Lindholm is still a high-end defensive presence, and he’s been more productive lately (four goals in his last 10 games), but this contract already looks like an albatross.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
After seven years on the market, Lopez finally managed to sell her Madison Square Park penthouse this summer, only to have the Beverly Hills compound replace it as a real-estate albatross around her real-estate neck.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 26 Dec. 2024
Well over a millions albatross use Midway Atoll as a place to hatch and raise their young.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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