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 fiber comes from byssus threads produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam that uses these threads to attach itself to rocks.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
And they remind me of clamshells and I hate the gooey icky inside of a clam.
From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 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
She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
He saw cod and sailfish and sardines, barrels of mussels and clams.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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
“But as soon as we turned our microphones on and stuck them in their faces, they totally clammed up.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
“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
They clammed up and stood aside as Tally passed, as if she were contagious.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
We would go crabbing, occasionally catch fish, and also clamming.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023
With the right tools and knowledge, anyone can enjoy the rewarding experience of clamming while contributing to the preservation of these important creatures.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
For successful clamming, bring a clam shovel or specialized tube and net to store your haul.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
As in: It’s high season for snowy recreation and clamming, and low season for urban vacays and state parks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
“I’ll come. At high tide, when I can’t be clamming anyway.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
