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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

Young adult readers can celebrate the transition from Hispanic Heritage Month to the season of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos with “Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

The Claws for Thought Project will use the grant to establish a new rearing facility to help support crayfish in their vulnerable early years.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

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

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall