bitten
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Over half of the countries where venomous snakes pose a threat don’t keep count of how many people are bitten or envenomed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
That same evening, officers found a coyote in the area where the child was bitten, trapped it and euthanized it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Programming without electricity or an internet connection is a problem... you can either come here to play or stay behind during a blackout, get bitten by mosquitoes, and catch dengue," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The threats are many… even from children," he said, adding: "It's a like a dog has been set loose upon us. We have been bitten."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The scrutiny was like being bitten: it made Christopher feel something had got into his skin.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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