clam
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A few kilometres closer to the sea, clam fishermen are also struggling with soaring June temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“Males tend to think differently and we have a different language. There needs to be a different approach to get over their walls, their filters, their denials. The guys clam up.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
It also served some of the region’s more unique specialties, such as clam cakes from a recipe hand-written by his grandmother found on the back of a fish-shop receipt.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
The question prompts Epstein to clam up: “Send me a number to call I don’t like records of these conversations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
“I’m assuming you two know about how the Duwamish Tribe saved the Denny Party’s children by feeding them clam juice, right?”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Conservationists say this and other extraordinary deep-sea snails, limpets, mussels and clams could be threatened by plans to mine valuable minerals from the deep seabed.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
They must also clear algae from the nets protecting clams from invasive blue crabs, which arrived from North America in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
One night he treated friends to shrimp, clams, fried potatoes and ouzo on the waterfront, upsetting elderly, likely famished, passersby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Civille had a salad, followed by risotto with Prince Edward Island mussels and Manila clams, finished with squid ink.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Normally so open in his media conferences, Amorim clammed up when he was asked to explain something he said on Christmas Eve about his preferred style of play.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
However, he clammed up when Welker asked him to share other methods in which he might stay on.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
“There was a dreadful silence, and they literally clammed up. It was incredibly unnerving for the White House and the Pentagon.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
When it came to media duties he felt were required by the league, he largely clammed up by the end of his second full season with the Seahawks in 2012.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2020
I didn’t know what my dad had said or not said at work, but from his general level of communication that week, I had a feeling he had been clammed up pretty tight with everyone.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
He made a living through clamming and oystering but also ran a small business called “Better Tree Service.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
We would go crabbing, occasionally catch fish, and also clamming.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
When harvesting clams, it’s essential to follow the regulations and guidelines set by local authorities to ensure sustainable and responsible clamming practices.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Check wdfw.wa.gov/fishing regularly for updates on when razor clamming season reopens.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
Mom totally shuts down, clamming up and falling silent.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
