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lobster

[lob-ster] / ˈlɒb stər /


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Your delivery ticket leaves out the number your dealer watches, the way a menu leaves out what the restaurant paid for the lobster.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Canada and US lobster landings have been roughly equal over the years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

On the Carpinteria Reef, commercial fishers target crab, lobster, sea urchin, sea cucumber and, farther out, fish, including halibut, said Dave Colker, executive director of Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Partygoers drank champagne and snacked on miniature lobster rolls, and cheered when Jaguar played a video of the Type 01 driving through the streets of Manhattan and appearing to arrive at the venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was nothing but lobster chunks in mayonnaise on a toasted hot dog bun.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Eight years later, when those lobsters grew to legal harvestable size, Maine landed a record of more than 100 million pounds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Wolfes’ gatherings, where Wolfe served lobsters he caught, were chronicled by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Some specimens preserve flap-like structures on the abdomen resembling features seen in modern crustaceans such as lobsters, raising the possibility that the giant scorpion could move between water and land.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026

After our 90-minute, $60 tour, Martin sold lobsters to go for $12.50 a piece, regardless of weight—a bargain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

First she told me that I hadn’t set any lobsters free.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia


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