oyster
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She spent two days sampling her way through one of the state’s greatest concentrations of oyster farms, each with its own distinct taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Her company, Lady Oyster, takes travelers on tours of oyster farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
That year, the park service moved to shut down a local oyster farm, whose lease was expiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Savory cocktails have become de rigueur in recent years, and if we’re willing to sip olive or oyster brine, why not try some broth in your drink?
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
It was like asking the pearl to stay inside its mother oyster.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
Climate change likely plays a role, since they prefer warmer water, but the farmed oysters introduced in the 1970s and ’80s may have helped by cleaning up the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Genetic evidence suggests the wild oysters are their offspring—spawn that slipped the cages and grew free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The house oysters, Blackstone Points, had a seaweed whiff and creamy aftertaste; heftier Pleasant Cove Oysters were the briniest of the 11 types I had on my trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Their number pales in comparison to that of farm-raised oysters on the Damariscotta, which remain the main draw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
At the house, there was more food laid out: oysters and duck, sweets, champagne.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Ms. Gunderson is also well served by much of the cast, particularly Mr. McNall, an Off Broadway treasure who was until recently oystered away at the Pearl Theater.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2017
He made a living through clamming and oystering but also ran a small business called “Better Tree Service.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
At its peak, according to the state, oystering in Apalachicola Bay supported approximately 2,500 jobs.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020
Hartsfield has been reduced to oystering part time, making the rest of his living fishing for shrimp.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2020
People still earned a living mostly from fishing, oystering, and trapping.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
There were only a few more days of oystering left that winter of ’44.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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