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My favorites are Mina’s Moroccan style sardines in tomato sauce and sardines in extra virgin olive oil with lemon.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," Dorcas Mapenzi said at the Kingonze camp on the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi, said relatives had been "packed like sardines" and the spectacle was "an absolute disgrace".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

With 32 men in a boat designed for 25, Short recalled, “it was like sardines in a tin.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The only two cans of sardines had no keys and the owner stared at the floor, nodding no when 1 asked if he had a can opener.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin