clam
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A few kilometres closer to the sea, clam fishermen are also struggling with soaring June temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Males tend to think differently and we have a different language. There needs to be a different approach to get over their walls, their filters, their denials. The guys clam up.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
It also served some of the region’s more unique specialties, such as clam cakes from a recipe hand-written by his grandmother found on the back of a fish-shop receipt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Anyone beyond the land of candlepin bowling and cringing at red clam chowder thought they had a better shot at finishing at the bottom of the standings than reaching the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
They would have to wait forty-five minutes for the next one, and so they crossed the street and bought clam cakes at the take-out window they had been to before.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
"The guy who sells clams, the one who sells boiled eggs, the one who sells green mango with salt, the wafer seller, the ice cream seller... What's become of those people?" the 39-year-old asked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
My mom asked me to grab the fish and clams and mussels out of the walk-in to make seafood paella.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Normally so open in his media conferences, Amorim clammed up when he was asked to explain something he said on Christmas Eve about his preferred style of play.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
However, he clammed up when Welker asked him to share other methods in which he might stay on.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
“There was a dreadful silence, and they literally clammed up. It was incredibly unnerving for the White House and the Pentagon.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
So the moment I downloaded MeowTalk Cat Translator, a mobile app that promised to convert Momo’s meows into plain English, she clammed right up.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
I clammed up, my confidence deflating at the edge of derision in his voice.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
We would go crabbing, occasionally catch fish, and also clamming.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
When harvesting clams, it’s essential to follow the regulations and guidelines set by local authorities to ensure sustainable and responsible clamming practices.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
With research and preparation, anyone can try their hand at clamming.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The department requires two tests taken 10 days apart that meet Department of Health guidelines before resuming the recreational clamming season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
And when he looked down to see if Lizzie might be clamming, he came upon the second most amazing thing of his day.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
