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clam

[klam] / klæm /
NOUN
bivalve living in ocean
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Red Inlet Style Clam Chowder is one of the best chowders I have ever had the pleasure of tasting.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024

Three people sprinted across Garvey Avenue and into the Clam House, a seafood restaurant, where they begged owner Seung Won Choi to barricade the door.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

Clam gardens grow four times more butter clams and twice as many littleneck clams as unterraced beaches do, according to a study of dozens of ancient clam gardens around Quadra Island, British Columbia.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

“You can definitely get it graded, and they are worth money,” Ballard Clam and Oysters spokesman Tim Parsons said to USA Today.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Clam out on the street looking like somebody.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker




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