crab
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They’re surprisingly warm inside, and ours made a cozy setting for pork belly skewers, crab puffs and smoked cocktails.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The annual red crab migration, when millions of the crustaceans emerge from the forest and scramble to the ocean, is one focal point.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
As a result, in 2015-16, regulators delayed the crab season for months, ultimately squeezing the typical seven months down to roughly two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Williams, whose main course options include Porth Eirias dressed crab and Welsh lamb, said he would never exile the scone.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Now put it back in the bucket. Grammy will make some great crab cakes out of it. With extra tartar sauce. You’ll love them.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The real issue raised by this new crabbed system of historical reasoning is the intellectual stance, temperament, and habits lawyers, judges, and legislators should bring to the task of historical, analogical reasoning.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2023
In this crabbed and narrow view of things, the prime offender was the Pop art typified by Andy Warhol, whose 1970 retrospective caused a hubbub at the organizing Pasadena Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
Lying on top of a volume of the World Book Encyclopedia, a grubby piece of lined paper was folded in half, with “Marion” written on the outer edge in Bunny’s tiny, crabbed hand.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The transmission malfunctioned in his 1978 boat, Miss Julie, which he also uses for crabbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mr Walsh, who described himself as a "dabhand at handling crabs" after taking his kids crabbing on their holidays, said he gave the creature "a little stroke" and could see it was still moving.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
The vessel carried three adults and three minors who had been out crabbing, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
This is the fifth consecutive year of commercial crabbing delays instituted to decrease the chances of migrating whales currently off the coast getting ensnared by the crab-pot fishing lines.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Dad’s still crabbing, but only every other day.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
