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urchin

[ur-chin] / ˈɜr tʃɪn /


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Her fossilized sea urchin, from a beach on the Red Sea, “responds by radiating its own inner joy at being found and loved too,” whispering: “We are two cyclical beings, each with their own story.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

After the 2008 event, many urchin populations rebounded, sometimes relatively quickly.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

Yama Seafood Uni – The first time I tried uni — sea urchin — was at Shiro’s in Seattle.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Now he’s hoping for approval from Washington’s wildlife agency to release stars in a small urchin barren developing on the west side of the island where his lab is located.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 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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