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claws

  • plural of claw.
  • present tense form of claw (3rd person singular).

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"Claws are never in that location in a Cambrian arthropod," said Lerosey-Aubril, "It took me a few minutes to realize the obvious, I had just exposed the oldest chelicera ever found."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Claws are autonomous AI agents that can plan tasks and spin up subagents, but they raise security concerns due to needing user data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The most recent volume that’s English, “Aya: Claws Come Out,” was released this week — another sign that the series resonates well beyond its setting, the neighborhood of Yopougon in the 1970s and 1980s.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Gary Numan arrived by helicopter one day to film a panther for music video She's Got Claws.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2023

Claws, feathers, and hair flew everywhere during the first onslaught.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall