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clam

[klam] / klæm /
NOUN
bivalve living in ocean
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Matijevich recommends enjoying bowls of clam chowder with your favorite crusty bread, like focaccia or toasted slices of baguette.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

A serving of a Boston-centric alternative, canned clam chowder, would bump the meal up to $3.64.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

To avoid disturbing the sites further, the team relied on radiocarbon dating of clam shells and deer bones that were originally collected some 50 years ago.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

“It may just be a picture that was taken after lunch, and he has a piece of Windsor clam or something in there, I don’t know.”

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

By the time Lizzie was back, he had a pile of muddy sand but had lost track of where a clam might be.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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