crab
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Serve them with crispy French fries and you’ve got a meal; or take things in a completely different direction with crab grilled cheese and peak-season tomato soup.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
To avoid that issue, the researchers relied on a virtual crab image instead.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
"We know exactly where our water comes from, we grow our own food, we can catch crab and lobster," said Roberts.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Just then, I get pinched and drop the crab, which makes another run for it.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Such a crabbed view goes against how art is often created — spontaneously, with improvisation and serendipity.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
Conversely, the cynical prognosticators who used to seem crabbed and paranoid just keep getting proven right.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2020
That said, the board seems to be taking a rather crabbed view of the sanctity of the CalPERS name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
I tried to remain inconspicuous in the newsroom, but one of the typesetters, a crabbed, chain-smoking woman who always wore a hairnet, took a dislike to me.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
A GoFundMe set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
You've probably seen those videos of passenger planes "crabbing" and landing almost sideways in strong winds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
And the weeks that are open to crabbing pose some of the most dangerous wind and weather conditions of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Stephanie Foley, a 41-year-old teacher whose husband and brother hope to take over her father’s crabbing business, described Horseshoe Beach as a closely knit community where folks don’t feel they have to lock their doors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
Dad’s still crabbing, but only every other day.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
