crab
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Does anyone know if Tom Brady likes pit beef and/or crab cakes?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Commerce shows up in three stereoscopic prints, taken by Keystone Co. between 1905 and 1908, of Maryland’s oyster and crab industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Earlier this week, Anthropic hosted a limited giveaway of “Clawd” plushies and stickers — a reference to the pixelated crab logo featured in the Claude Code terminal tool.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the waves can be unforgiving in December, which is when the crab season opens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Cat told him about Harriet, ghost crab hunting, and what it was like to know Macon and Lily after all this time.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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
Right from the founding, then, analogical reasoning was bold and aspirational as frequently as it was crabbed and limiting.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2023
In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
This is a truly crabbed and reductive view of the man and his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
The missing toes on his left foot had left him with a crabbed, awkward gait, comical to look upon.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The transmission malfunctioned in his 1978 boat, Miss Julie, which he also uses for crabbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
You've probably seen those videos of passenger planes "crabbing" and landing almost sideways in strong winds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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
Fish and wildlife officials question whether depth limits have a large impact on profits in late-season months, when there typically is a crabbing decline anyway.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“We’re coming in from crabbing early these hot mornings,” he blabbed.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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