scallop

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BBC Scotland's Disclosure's programme, Slavery At Sea, identified 35 men who worked on the fleet of scallop trawlers and went on to be recognised by the UK Home Office as victims of modern slavery.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 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

Diced and seasoned tomato—red, sweet, alive—stacked under finely chopped, lightly cured and anointed scallop and a drizzle of creamy soy dressing.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

More than 100 of the cubes have already been used at a scallop farm in Torbay.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

The octopus was flopped and all forlorn on the bottom sand, trying to pry open a scallop.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli