scorpion
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To avoid the high prices of Scotch bonnets, she also uses locally grown Moruga scorpion peppers, which are native to Trinidad.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2026
“This is like a scorpion riding the frog’s back. When they sting, one of the biggest economies hurt by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz will be the Iranian economy,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
This approach allowed them to estimate where high risk scorpion species are most likely to live and which environmental features shape their distribution.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Shooting on location meant dealing with typhoons, scorpions and snakes, and working with kids meant shorter work days.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
It is now recognized as the earliest known chelicerate, a group that includes spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, and sea spiders.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
Seasoned diplomats rehearsed rigid protocols to prevent misunderstandings between two nuclear powers poised like scorpions in a jar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
By aiming above a wall, they could pelt the town behind it with beehives, scorpions, snakes, flaming pitch, rotten vermin, or excrement.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
I can just see it now, getting up in the morning and looking for a dozen scorpions.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
