bumblebee
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I spent 30 years consulting with investment firms worldwide, like a bumblebee moving from flower to flower.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Rowsell climbs onto the drum riser and steals Amey's bumblebee sunglasses while screaming into a megaphone.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
They were lost within the rubble of their fire-ravaged home: loungewear, blanket, bumblebee sweater and beanie — all yellow, Tatum’s favorite color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
More favors, innocent enough — packages to the mailbox, expeditious disposal of a bumblebee.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Many wild bees, including bumblebees and solitary bees, provide pollen directly to their offspring.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The warning comes as Britain emerges from a third heatwave in as many months, with temperatures in the range where bumblebees can struggle to fly without overheating.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The impact of heatwaves is two-fold for bumblebees.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Department of Agriculture funded study, worker bumblebees were exposed to low doses of the pesticide before researchers examined changes in their gene expression.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
She was using the oddlooking stones with holes in ’em and when they flewed ’cross the tent they made a sound like one n’em fat lazy Buxton bumblebees.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
