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prawn

[prawn] / prɔn /


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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

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

When he could not convince his father to get into year-round prawn cultivation, Tom reached a deal with him: “Grow pokkali, but leave marketing to me.”

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2023

We often get animals that are caught as bycatch from a trawl or in a prawn trap.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2022

Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Seated on a thin carpet covering the cardboard floor, Rauzah and her four children share an iftar meal of vegetables and prawns.

From Barron's Feb. 25, 2026

That seafood pizza with tuna and prawns wasn’t a huge seller, it turned out.

From Slate Nov. 13, 2025

Many US buyers have paused new orders for prawns as trade talks with Washington continue, Seafood Exporters Association of India secretary-general K N Raghavan told the BBC.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

Some say he spent most tea times with New Yorker reporter Emily Hahn, two legends living legendarily, sharing tales over cucumber sandwiches, curried prawns, scones with clotted cream and strong black tea.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2025

He was extremely glad he hadn’t dined on garlic soup, curried prawns and avocado salad.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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