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trawl

[trawl] / trɔl /


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The crew is part of the state’s Long Island Sound Trawl Survey, which aims to document the volume and variety of marine life in the body of water.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2023

One could make a similar claim for Terry Zobeck’s compulsively readable “A Trawl Among the Shelves: Lawrence Block Bibliography, 1958-2020.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020

Trawl images of Jeremy Thorpe and you'll quickly see why he stands out.

From BBC • May 17, 2018

The problem: Trawl boats that are trying to catch pollock, which is the main component of the MSC-approved Filet-O-Fish, also tend to scoop up halibut.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2015

“It is of the greatest importance to young Trawl here, and it would not much delay us.”

From Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler by Durden, James




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