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The first time Anaya saw an urchin, he did what most people do the first time they see it:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Usually nothing lives inside a blue hole, but cameras dropped inside the new discovery show small sponges, a species of urchin called large spatangoid, and diverse fish species.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Ora King salmon crudo was dressed in passionfruit aguachile with Tabasco oil, while a uni carbonara used creamy sea urchin in place of guanciale, finished with smoked trout roe.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
At several locations in the archipelago, this population boom was so intense that it led to extensive urchin barrens.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
The urchin had certainly responded to his mention of a friend on the police force.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Joey Jeffers, who co-owns the Thousand Islands Bait Store in Alexandria Bay, N.Y., told me he recently landed walleye on urchins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The free, donation-based marine educational center is home to swell sharks, sea urchins, jellyfish and more that will leave visitors of any age in awe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
"In the supermarket, you find luxury products, sea urchins or Dom Perignon champagne, and vegetables have become extremely expensive," pushing some people to do their shopping in a neighbouring town.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Crinoids are part of the phylum Echinodermata which also boasts sea urchins and sea cucumbers.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Now it pulled the warm scent of brine-washed sea urchins, mussels, and kelp from the rocks and carried it gently across the beach and up the hill.
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
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