biter
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"Not that the economy wasn't relevant in those times, but there were other huge things going on," he said, describing the current race as a "nail biter".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2024
Having in mind that the toe biter is an iconic species accompanied by creepy stories concerning its encounters with humans, the authors assume that it is unlikely that it had gone unnoticed for too long.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
We learned this week that Commander, however, has also been a big-time biter, having bitten “seven people in a four-month span,” according to the New York Post.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
However, the Huskies collected close wins over Utah this season — 77-73 in double overtime on Jan. 29 and 74-68 on Jan. 6 — and Hopkins expects another nail biter.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
The biter bit, the hawk under the eagle’s foot, the spider in a steel web!
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
This was until Estevao intervened as the biters of early in the season were painfully bitten back.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
Vector control officials in Southern California are starting to release sterilized male mosquitoes to combat the summertime onslaught of ankle biters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2024
That’s a huge problem because there are no good tools to thwart outside biters, says Baltazar Candrinho, who heads NMCP.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2022
I’ve tried everything to combat the biters, but I still get eaten alive in my backyard.
From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022
All kinds of horses were used in a stage team, runaways, kickers, biters, and all kinds of tricksters.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
