crab
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“The state of California, working with California’s crab fleet, will be launching domoic acid testing here in about 60 days as we approach Dungeness crab season,” the state senator said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Serve them with crispy French fries and you’ve got a meal; or take things in a completely different direction with crab grilled cheese and peak-season tomato soup.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Williams, whose main course options include Porth Eirias dressed crab and Welsh lamb, said he would never exile the scone.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
During this phase, a live crab was placed inside a glass jar positioned so the octopus could see it only through the mirror.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Jade is frozen by the crab apple tree.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Such a crabbed view goes against how art is often created — spontaneously, with improvisation and serendipity.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
At its core is one of the most crabbed conceptions of liberty ever penned by a Supreme Court justice.
From Slate ● May 18, 2022
That said, the board seems to be taking a rather crabbed view of the sanctity of the CalPERS name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
Inside, I found a cream-colored envelope—thick paper, crisp and very formal—but the handwriting was crabbed and childish as a fifth-grader’s, in pencil.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
A fundraiser set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
You've probably seen those videos of passenger planes "crabbing" and landing almost sideways in strong winds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
And the weeks that are open to crabbing pose some of the most dangerous wind and weather conditions of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Fish and wildlife officials question whether depth limits have a large impact on profits in late-season months, when there typically is a crabbing decline anyway.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Ben turned toward Pinkie who was crabbing out to challenge him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
