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an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
the kind of early success that can give a young performer the bighead
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Bighead carp can grow to 100 pounds and the invaders are voracious eaters — adult bigheads and silvers can consume up to 40% of their body weight in a single day.
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John Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Boaters and anglers are encouraged to report sightings or harvest of bighead and silver carp to WFF’s Fisheries Section by phone at 256-353-2634 or by email at asiancarp@dcnr.alabama.gov.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
Signs are being installed at public boat ramps along the Tennessee River in north Alabama to help boaters and anglers identify the fish - bighead and silver carp – if they are seen or harvested from the river.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
There are four species of invasive carp that have been introduced in the U.S – bighead, silver, grass and black carp, with the first three known to exist in Alabama waters.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
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John Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Boaters and anglers are encouraged to report sightings or harvest of bighead and silver carp to WFF’s Fisheries Section by phone at 256-353-2634 or by email at asiancarp@dcnr.alabama.gov.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
Signs are being installed at public boat ramps along the Tennessee River in north Alabama to help boaters and anglers identify the fish - bighead and silver carp – if they are seen or harvested from the river.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
There are four species of invasive carp that have been introduced in the U.S – bighead, silver, grass and black carp, with the first three known to exist in Alabama waters.
—Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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This is relatively spacious and includes a washer/dryer hookup, flushing toilet, vanity sink, and a shower/bath unit, which is always a luxury in a tiny house.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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The bathroom was equally inviting — furnished with elegant dual vanity sinks, marble flooring, and a luxurious soaking tub that my daughter loved.Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Somewhere in the nearby dry grasses another pride of lions lurk, ready to pounce on any younger buffalo whose hooves end up stuck in the mud.Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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The project leader, Tomohiro Nomi, expressed pride in the accomplishment, emphasizing that the robot’s AI was designed to develop its own optimal throwing style.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kudos are also due Christian Probst as a prince without a drop of royal arrogance.Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barack Obama came across to his foes as the principle of arrogance.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Bighead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bighead. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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