- a variation of purl.
pearl
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After the first oil discoveries in the Persian Gulf during the 20th century, former pearl divers found more reliable employment under oil companies, as “one single-commodity economy replaced another.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The "Walcot Wiggle" is taking place within the headwaters of the River Clun - parts of which support internationally important species like the freshwater pearl mussel.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“This is not just some sort of reactionary NIMBY-ism or pearl clutching.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Neetu, a 28-year-old farmer, said she used the product on her pearl millet crop and cut urea application by about one-third without affecting yields.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
She felt she shouldn’t be listening, but how else would they know when to ask about the dragon’s pearl?
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Hardware is a universal classic — as much as diamonds or pearls are a universal classic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The portrait features an Indian woman in a formal pose, wearing a string of pearls, a large emerald pendant and a nose ring.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
His Bedouin ancestors earned great wealth pearl diving—until foreign farmed pearls tanked the market and left the local economy in shambles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Rather, the book shares lessons she’s taken from years of therapy in the form of well-dressed animals dropping pearls of compassionate wisdom.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Mom is waiting, black skirt, white blouse, pearls.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
It “may very well be” that this pearled shape is the normal state of axons, he says, but more research is needed to come to a definitive answer.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
I got more crystals that I could attach to the pearled bib.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
I used pearled farro for its milder flavor and quicker cook time, but you could use whole-grain farro if you’d like, you’d just need to precook it about halfway before using it here.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022
It starts by simmering pearled farro with fresh apple cider, bay leaves and salt in a saucepan.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2022
Like his mother, he was pearled with damp, and he shook his woollen hat over the stove to make the drops jump and spit.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Fishery inspectors relied on local pearling leaders and divers to fill in cartographic blanks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Along the warm, brackish waters of the Persian Gulf, drilling rigs now overlook old pearling grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Mitochondrial pearling is a temporary shape change in which mitochondria form a structure that looks like beads on a string.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
He thinks the pearling probably has a functional purpose, and the new experiments offer a clue.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
Reverse the next, pearling six, and knitting one.
From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous
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