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clam

[klam] / klæm /
NOUN
bivalve living in ocean
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Over a clam bake, Goldsmith brought up the subject of licensing Warp Drive’s technology to RevMed to target RAS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A few kilometres closer to the sea, clam fishermen are also struggling with soaring June temperatures.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

“Males tend to think differently and we have a different language. There needs to be a different approach to get over their walls, their filters, their denials. The guys clam up.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

They would have to wait forty-five minutes for the next one, and so they crossed the street and bought clam cakes at the take-out window they had been to before.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

"The guy who sells clams, the one who sells boiled eggs, the one who sells green mango with salt, the wafer seller, the ice cream seller... What's become of those people?" the 39-year-old asked.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Even a day later, contemplating this willfully nauseating work carries much the same sensation as having ingested a plate of bad clams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Mom has already scooped servings of pasta and clams into four bowls, each garnished with sprinkles of parsley and squeezes of lemon.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Normally so open in his media conferences, Amorim clammed up when he was asked to explain something he said on Christmas Eve about his preferred style of play.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026

However, he clammed up when Welker asked him to share other methods in which he might stay on.

From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025

“There was a dreadful silence, and they literally clammed up. It was incredibly unnerving for the White House and the Pentagon.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2023

With the Browns due to visit the Vikings on Sunday, the communication between Stefanski and Kubiak has clammed up for obvious reasons.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021

The Rusty Raptors all clammed up accordingly, eyes wide.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

We would go crabbing, occasionally catch fish, and also clamming.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2023

Here’s a refresher on everything you need to know about razor clamming with the fam.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

As in: It’s high season for snowy recreation and clamming, and low season for urban vacays and state parks.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022

Check wdfw.wa.gov/fishing regularly for updates on when razor clamming season reopens.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2022

And when he looked down to see if Lizzie might be clamming, he came upon the second most amazing thing of his day.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt


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