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grub

[gruhb] / grʌb /
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Bob, a one-eyed African black-footed penguin, and Grub, a meerkat, were also scanned, along with a sloth named Arlo.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

George Orwell called Gissing “perhaps the best novelist England has produced,” and the Guardian included “New Grub Street” on its 2015 list of the 100 best English-language novels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

They had a child, Hugo Eric Louis — later nicknamed Grub — in 1967.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

In one, she makes a charcuterie board for her 10 crabs, complete with peach slices, crickets, and octopus, purchased from a specialty site called Hermit Grub.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

Hardly able to believe his luck, Grub scurried back toward the command tower.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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