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prawn

[prawn] / prɔn /


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Ms Hodgson, 40, who works as a vocal coach, was named chef of the day in her appearance on the first episode of the show's 21st series in which she prepared an Indonesian prawn curry.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025

Between overfishing, climate change, plastic pollution, and habitat destruction, it’s a bad time to be a prawn, cod, seabird, or whale.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

Products like albacore tuna and spot prawn can come from Vancouver, B.C.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Lunch was roast rack of lamb with an Asian-style marinade, prawn tacos with pineapple salsa and a strawberry ginger trifle.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

A very old man, bent but active, with white mustaches that bristled forward like those of a prawn, pushed open the swing door and went in.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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