shells

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Comey said on Instagram that he posted "a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message."

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Some of the earliest octopuses are believed to have been powerful predators equipped with strong arms for grabbing prey and beak-like jaws for munching on the shells and bones of other animals.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"But reefs aren't just piles of shells or skeletons," says Dr. Esquivel-Muelbert.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Kinney disappeared in 1999 and on June 17, 2022, a family looking for sea shells on Salmon Creek State Beach came across a bone sticking out of the sand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The walls had that iridescent quality of polished oyster shells.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi