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
During this phase, a live crab was placed inside a glass jar positioned so the octopus could see it only through the mirror.
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
He quickly pushed something—a crab trap, perhaps?—down under the water.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
It’s also a crabbed view of the group’s statutory authority to “prescribe general rules of practice and procedure … in the United States district courts.”
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2024
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
But it is quite another for the judiciary to apply that same crabbed conception to speech beyond the school setting.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
Esther came back with transparent packets of pills, on which instructions, but no names, were written in a crabbed handwriting in blue ink.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A fundraiser 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 ● Mar. 3, 2026
Thousands of people tune in to watch pilots perform a "crabbing" movement during stormy conditions and strong crosswinds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
The vessel carried three adults and three minors who had been out crabbing, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Fish and wildlife officials question whether depth limits have a large impact on profits in late-season months, when there typically is a crabbing decline anyway.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“We’re coming in from crabbing early these hot mornings,” he blabbed.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
