conch
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Chipped conch shells and scattered bone whistles point to a musical ambience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.
From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024
While some species like the queen conch aren’t federally protected at all, many more are listed but with a far lesser degree of danger than the science suggests, said Olivera.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
Officers reported finding two empty conch shells next to a pot and an active fire.
From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023
The small boy held out his hands for the conch and the assembly shouted with laughter; at once 'he snatched back his hands and started to cry.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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