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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

They then found an oyster bed that had not been previously documented, as well as confirming oysters could have been present at other sites on Mull and Islay.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Shellfish was another popular commodity in a city girdled by oyster beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Despite all her hard work, her hands were as smooth as the inside of an oyster shell.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk

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

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic words for oyster or oysters – eisir, eisirein and eisirean – and oyster habitats like sandy banks or tidal causeways in place names around Scotland's coast.

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

I tried Kumamoto oysters here as part of a sprawling seafood tower — alongside snow crab, lobster tails, tuna tartare with seaweed salad and more — and they immediately became my new favorite variety.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

He waited until Mr. Fogle paid him for the oysters before he said, “I got two more jars of h-h-honey in the w-w-wagon.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

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

He spent half an hour unsuccessfully searching by feel in the muck, then remembered that the dock he was at was owned by a waterman who did some oystering.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2017

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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