scallop
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Lady 56 was buried with a scallop shell, an unusual object to find in a medieval Scandinavian grave.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
We’ll order a dozen oysters, a scallop tostada and a little steak frites if we’re feeling cheeky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Meanwhile, the scallop and soup examples I mentioned above came, respectively, from Ed Yong’s “An Immense World,” about animal perception, and Sam Kean’s “The Disappearing Spoon”—of which I have completed 87% so far.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
But a couple of special items caught my eye at the prepping station — specifically, rows of elegantly fluted scallop shells.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025
I take about ten steps away, bend over, and pick up a perfect scallop shell.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Our favorite dish was the house-made pappardelle with buffalo mozzarella and cherry tomatoes, topped with beautifully seared scallops.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I ran into a tiki bar one time. That wasn’t too good,” said Derrick Hoy, 55, who fishes scallops in the Atlantic on a different vessel from Crusher, the 30-foot boat he competes with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hutchings uses scallops, large shrimp and fish fillets, but other options like oysters, lobster tails, crabs, mussels and clams are perfectly acceptable.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
The eight-armed creatures eat shellfish such as lobster, crabs and scallops so the Wildlife Trusts has warned that if population numbers remain high, both fishing and eating habits may have to change.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
Still there were scallops that the gulls could reach, and taking them in their beaks they would fly far above the reef and let them drop.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
The scalloped bonnethead was last seen in Mexico in 1994, while the scoophead was last documented in 2007.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2025
From an office perched on the scalloped edge of the continent, Victoria Bradley jokes that she has the most beautiful doctor's practice in Australia.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
Black irises, poppies and flowering quince from her garden adorned vases, shallow banchan dishes and scalloped serving trays.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
Originally called “motto hearts,” the heart-shaped candies were conceived from a “cockle,” a Civil War-era scalloped candy that contained a wholesome message written on colored paper inside it, akin to a fortune cookie.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2024
Her gown had a low-cut bodice of pink silk and a three-tiered hoop skirt with white scalloped lace.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
For the adventurous and industrious, from October to March, the town sells $50-a-week shellfish permits for recreational scalloping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Brown was working with a vocabulary that she called “delicate aberrations,” and small-scale gestures repeatedly catch the eye, like palms carving the air in a scalloping motion, or a forearm folding into a rib.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
When my kids were younger, I always took them scalloping.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2021
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, where the William Lee docks, scalloping season begins in April.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 8, 2021
Each had knotted, carefully combed tassels, fleur-de-lis borders, ornate medallion designs, and minute scalloping amid a motif of connected eight-spoked wheels, all in rust and fire orange.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
