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oyster

[oi-ster] / ˈɔɪ stər /






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Dr Sim says the dog is always right when pointing out a sea squirt, which can be difficult to spot, looking like slime among seaweed and on structures like pontoons and oyster cages.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Watch the mushrooms more than the clock; a mix containing oyster mushrooms behaves differently than a pan full of white buttons.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Even Graham Platner, the scruffy Maine oyster farmer, was winning Obama-esque praise before his Senate candidacy imploded.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Pro tip: Birch also hosts Pepe’s Oyster Bar, a monthly pop-up named for chef Kyle Knall’s late father, featuring a rotating menu of hot and cold oyster and seafood preparations.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

I poured coffee and tea, served oyster loaf and Indian pudding, carried the dirty dishes back to Eliza, and tried to keep the floor swept clean.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Harvesting bivalves, like clams, oysters, scallops and mussels, is especially sustainable because these species do not require feed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Native oysters were once abundant in coastal European waters, including Scotland, but now only remnant populations are known to remain due to overharvesting and disease.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

That’s close to how you pronounce the new starter at quarterback there, Tyler Shough, whose last name sounds like “shuck,” as in shucking oysters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Go for drinks and oysters with friends, or indulge as an appetizer before settling in for dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Outside the fort is plenty of food: fish, oysters, rabbits, berries.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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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