clam
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"This is why we eat clam chowder and we don't eat brachiopod chowder," Sperling said.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
A few kilometres closer to the sea, clam fishermen are also struggling with soaring June temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Males tend to think differently and we have a different language. There needs to be a different approach to get over their walls, their filters, their denials. The guys clam up.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
It also served some of the region’s more unique specialties, such as clam cakes from a recipe hand-written by his grandmother found on the back of a fish-shop receipt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
But as far as she knew, he was standing with his left leg forward on her shore, in a place where she had come to clam and to breathe.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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At Casa Juani, also on Pearl Street, the briny razor clams bring a taste of Spain to the Rockies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
There, rows of whirring white tanks filled with seawater host creatures like coral, giant clams and clownfish in what are meticulously controlled to resemble natural marine environments.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
In the evenings there were bonfires and steamer clams, mussels, oysters, and perch, the boats dragged up beyond the tide line, the shovels and rakes hosed off and put away.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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Normally so open in his media conferences, Amorim clammed up when he was asked to explain something he said on Christmas Eve about his preferred style of play.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
However, he clammed up when Welker asked him to share other methods in which he might stay on.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
“There was a dreadful silence, and they literally clammed up. It was incredibly unnerving for the White House and the Pentagon.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
In the aftermath of Martinez’s death, friends and neighbors who knew him in Lewiston have clammed up, unsure how to feel about the man they knew as a kind, affable friend.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Brer cleared his throat and John Henry’s face went grim, and again he clammed up.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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For more weekend walks, try nearby options: A quick, 0.6-mile stroll up Ludlow Falls Interpretive Trail, visiting Shine Tidelands State Park at the Squamish Harbor’s entrance or picnicking and clamming at Wolfe Property State Park.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
We would go crabbing, occasionally catch fish, and also clamming.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
With research and preparation, anyone can try their hand at clamming.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Check wdfw.wa.gov/fishing regularly for updates on when razor clamming season reopens.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
He didn’t want to risk me clamming back up.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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