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barnacle

[bahr-nuh-kuhl] / ˈbɑr nə kəl /


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“It can be a devastating impact to older Americans who lack the ability to go out and make money,” said Deputy Assistant Director James Barnacle of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Barnacle geese make a temporary but essential home on Svalbard at the end of their long migratory journey, said Karen Beard, coauthor on the research from the Department of Wildland Resources.

From Science Daily • Dec. 14, 2023

The comedian who won four Emmys on Carol Burnett’s variety show, starred aboard "McHale’s Navy" and voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "SpongeBob SquarePants" died in 2019 at age 85.

From Fox News • Dec. 5, 2021

Barnacle "celebrates the Italian aperitivo bar in a jewel box space with wines by the glass and all things canned, pickled, smoked, and cured."

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2021

It was, of course, the "Tite Barnacle" portions of the book that had pleased the public, supposing the public to have been pleased at all.

From The Tower of Oblivion by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]




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