crab
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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
Serve them with crispy French fries and you’ve got a meal; or take things in a completely different direction with crab grilled cheese and peak-season tomato soup.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Instead of approaching the mirror itself, the animals turned around and headed toward the correct side, where they received a live crab reward.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We know exactly where our water comes from, we grow our own food, we can catch crab and lobster," said Roberts.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The crab moves sideways, running for the edge, but hits Ronan’s foot.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
It’s also a crabbed view of the group’s statutory authority to “prescribe general rules of practice and procedure … in the United States district courts.”
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2024
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
But it is quite another for the judiciary to apply that same crabbed conception to speech beyond the school setting.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
This is a truly crabbed and reductive view of the man and his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
The girls crabbed their way up, using their hands and feet in combination.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
A GoFundMe set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
Thousands of people tune in to watch pilots perform a "crabbing" movement during stormy conditions and strong crosswinds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
And the weeks that are open to crabbing pose some of the most dangerous wind and weather conditions of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
It’s a beautiful spot for nature lovers to hike, bike, camp, stargaze, fish and even go crabbing, but it’s most known for its special four-legged animals: wild horses!
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
From November to March, he was tonging for oysters, and from late April into the fall, he was crabbing.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
