crab
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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
The virtual crab image appeared behind the octopus, either on its left or right side, but was visible only through the mirror.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We know exactly where our water comes from, we grow our own food, we can catch crab and lobster," said Roberts.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Just then, a hermit crab came scuttling over.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
It’s also a crabbed view of the group’s statutory authority to “prescribe general rules of practice and procedure … in the United States district courts.”
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2024
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
This is a truly crabbed and reductive view of the man and his work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
The writing was just as crabbed as Nhamo’s.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
A GoFundMe 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 ● Apr. 6, 2026
Mr Walsh, who described himself as a "dabhand at handling crabs" after taking his kids crabbing on their holidays, said he gave the creature "a little stroke" and could see it was still moving.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
During the end of March and most of April, my father caught and salted alewives for crab bait, overhauled the motor on the Portia Sue, and converted it once more for crabbing.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
