albatross

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as in millstone

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Recent Examples of albatross With an average interest rate nearing 20%, carrying credit card debt is an albatross, so consider ways to pay it off sooner rather than later. — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 20 May 2026 An albatross is worth 10 points, a hole-in-one is worth eight points, an eagle is worth six points, a birdie is worth three points, a par is worth one point, a bogey is worth nothing and anything two over par or worse is worth minus two points. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 Its merger with Musk’s AI startup xAI has shouldered it with a controversial albatross that also happens to be a gigantic money hole. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 18 June 2026 Davis was saddled with one potential albatross in the American distributorship of the Bay City Rollers (from Bell in England). — Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for albatross
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  1. millstone
  2. stranglehold
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  • What had once been the engine of Microsoft’s AI strategy was starting to feel like a millstone.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 21 May 2026
  • Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of millstone
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  • Instead, Vladar exceeded everyone's expectations and took a stranglehold of the starting job.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Police officials and advocates for trafficking victims say the Hoovers gang, which formed in the 1970s, has long held a stranglehold along Figueroa.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of stranglehold

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“Albatross.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/albatross. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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