urchin
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I asked my son to give me a quote for this column, but I couldn’t find him, because that urchin was off fishing with an urchin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Usually nothing lives inside a blue hole, but cameras dropped inside the new discovery show small sponges, a species of urchin called large spatangoid, and diverse fish species.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Ora King salmon crudo was dressed in passionfruit aguachile with Tabasco oil, while a uni carbonara used creamy sea urchin in place of guanciale, finished with smoked trout roe.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
Her fossilized sea urchin, from a beach on the Red Sea, “responds by radiating its own inner joy at being found and loved too,” whispering: “We are two cyclical beings, each with their own story.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Penelope was losing patience, but she was also beginning to feel sorry for this urchin.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Intrigued, American anglers started dabbling with urchins, and having success.
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
As for what experimental theology was, Lyra had no more idea than the urchins.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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