urchins
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Pros using urchins dominated early tournaments, which triggered a run on Coikes and a rush of urchin-style lures from brands like Rapala, Strike King, Yamamoto and Berkley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"In the supermarket, you find luxury products, sea urchins or Dom Perignon champagne, and vegetables have become extremely expensive," pushing some people to do their shopping in a neighbouring town.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Crinoids are part of the phylum Echinodermata which also boasts sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Sea urchins play a crucial role in the ocean, acting as ecosystem engineers much like large grazers on land.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
Cooks dropped fish heads into woks of hissing oil, and urchins threaded their way underfoot searching for unguarded valuables.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
