oyster
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Moving rapidly through dense pine forests, the blaze spread to the Cap-Ferret peninsula, a popular tourist destination on the Atlantic coast long favoured by wealthy French families and known for sand dunes and oyster shacks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
These are exactly what they sound like: tiny oyster crackers tossed with butter, olive oil, Pecorino and far more black pepper than feels reasonable.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Platner, an oyster farmer and military veteran, rocketed to the top of the Democratic field with a message of plain-spoken populism.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Platner is an oyster farmer, Marine Corps veteran, and first-time candidate.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Elinor thought he looked like an oyster with the flesh and life sucked out of it.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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It is a popular diving location and known for its oysters and seafood.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Visitors can enjoy oysters along the Puget Sound or spend a day hiking at Mount Rainier National Park.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Platner said he also sells his oysters elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
On social media, it’s a point of pride for parents to showcase their children eating “adult” foods like oysters and octopus.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Along the span were shops and stalls of every sort; weavers and lacemakers displayed their wares cheek by jowl with glassblowers, candle- makers, and fishwives selling eels and oysters.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
The state closed the western half of its oystering area in Mobile Bay on Nov. 23, WKRG-TV reports, and closed two small but productive areas in the eastern half of the bay on Tuesday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2022
Eastport Elementary’s logo is a skipjack, an oystering boat.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2020
Hartsfield has been reduced to oystering part time, making the rest of his living fishing for shrimp.
From Reuters ● Feb. 21, 2020
People still earned a living mostly from fishing, oystering, and trapping.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2019
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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