snail

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There are close-ups of hands kneading dough, a snail sliming its way up a window and Cathy prodding a jellied fish with her finger.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Last year also happened to be the year I became a full-on snail mail obsessive.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

Named the German hairy snail because of tiny hairs that cover its shell and because it is believed to originally come from the continent, the rare species is one of the UK's most endangered molluscs.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

There will be a paper trail, either email or snail mail.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Out of the other end of the spool dangles a round thick wool tail, which you’re supposed to wind up like a flat snail shell and sew into a mat to put the teapot on.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood