oyster
Example Sentences
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New research has revealed how to design artificial habitats that give oyster reefs the best chance to recover.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
They placed groups of these tiles in three estuaries in the Sydney region, Brisbane Water, the Hawkesbury River and Port Hacking, near existing oyster reefs where larvae are present.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Graham Platner, a 41-year-old combat veteran and oyster farmer from a town of 1,000, is leading two-term Gov. Janet Mills by more than 30 points in the most recent poll.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
“Would you call an oyster a jerk? Is an oyster worth your scorn?”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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