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oyster

[oi-ster] / ˈɔɪ stər /






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Jackson entered the race late after oyster farmer Graham Platner's candidacy ended amid sexual assault allegations, and Dutremble admitted "my vote was more a vote against Susan, than it was for Troy Jackson."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

For literal dollars, I could put a couple of enormous pots on the stove, buy some good bread and oyster crackers, and feed a roomful of people until they were comfortably full.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic words for oyster or oysters – eisir, eisirein and eisirean – and oyster habitats like sandy banks or tidal causeways in place names around Scotland's coast.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Shellfish was another popular commodity in a city girdled by oyster beds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Booth was a creature of the city and its fancy hotel lobbies, saloons, oyster bars, and gaslit shadows.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

"I hope I just have a wonderful few years in this world... drinking champagne and eating oysters - two of my favourite things."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Harvesting bivalves, like clams, oysters, scallops and mussels, is especially sustainable because these species do not require feed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Native oysters were once abundant in coastal European waters, including Scotland, but now only remnant populations are known to remain due to overharvesting and disease.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Go for drinks and oysters with friends, or indulge as an appetizer before settling in for dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The debris was shoved into the Bay and the good oysters forward until they could be sold to a buy boat, which would take them to market.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

Ms. Gunderson is also well served by much of the cast, particularly Mr. McNall, an Off Broadway treasure who was until recently oystered away at the Pearl Theater.

From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2017

He made a living through clamming and oystering but also ran a small business called “Better Tree Service.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024

Eastport Elementary’s logo is a skipjack, an oystering boat.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020

At its peak, according to the state, oystering in Apalachicola Bay supported approximately 2,500 jobs.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2020

Hartsfield has been reduced to oystering part time, making the rest of his living fishing for shrimp.

From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2020

There were only a few more days of oystering left that winter of ’44.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson


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