abalone
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Kim Namin, 29, runs a seasoned gim processing factory with a 30-year family history in Wando, an island in South Korea's southern waters known for abalone and seaweed production.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
On special is an abalone soup, an alien beast in his time, and not our cup of tea, but they say Hemingway took a shine.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Red abalone are large, edible sea snails that are considered a delicacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
For decades it has been illegal to fish for, catch, or keep any species of abalone in California — except for some permitted harvesting of red abalone north of San Francisco during designated periods.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
This is when there are few starfish feeding, for they are as hard to pry loose from an abalone as an abalone is to pry from a rock.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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English Words Derived from Indigenous Languages of the Americas
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
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