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lobster

[lob-ster] / ˈlɒb stər /


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On a spring morning, just off the coast of Portland, Maine, a Holland America cruise ship slid by, looming over the Lucky Catch, a 37-foot-long lobster boat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“The loss of an egg-bearing female lobster can have a substantial impact on the health of the lobster fishery and directly impacts legal anglers,” the department wrote in the Facebook post.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Preparing a live lobster might sound intimidating, but it’s a lot easier than you think and will truly take your summer hosting up a notch.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Trump used a fat black marker pen to sign the deal, with the crockery jangling on the table after the dinner or lobster and caviar, as he put pen to paper.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

“You’re forgetting what it costs for bait and lost traps and gas for the outboard. And sometime the lobster don’t cooperate, you know that.”

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

Authorities ultimately seized 34 lobsters, including several egg-bearing females, that were later returned to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Split the lobsters lengthwise with a sharp, heavy knife, brush them with butter and grill them once your guests have arrived, since they cook very quickly.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

At Monday's "ClawCon" event in Tokyo, where many of the hundreds of participants were dressed as lobsters, OpenClaw demos were held on stage and experts helped attendees install their agents.

From Barron's Mar. 30, 2026

Carney said Beijing had also committed to removing tariffs on Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs and peas "until at least the end of the year".

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

The lobsters still crawled over one another in their desperate search for escape.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia




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