bite
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California’s latest victim of a deadly rattlesnake bite has emerged, and it’s not a human but a black jaguar living in a Central Valley sanctuary, underscoring the dangers of rattlesnake poisonings this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
International politics was beginning to bite, Serbia's entry to the European Union held up by its protection of the fugitives.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The meat was packed with beefy, buttery and umami flavors, without the iron bite of other steaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
“It just came back to bite them very hard,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
I choose a granola bar from the metal snack basket and take a bite.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
In a typical rattlesnake season, which lasts from April to October, there’s an average of 290 to 390 bites annually statewide, according to the California Poison Control System.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Jude Hillary, the economist who led the project for NFER, says these human skills are what will allow people to get into and keep work at a higher skill level, even while automation bites.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The courses begin with three savory bites before transitioning into full-fledged desserts, including a deconstructed version of her signature multilayered mousse cake, with flavors of brown rice and pecan praline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
There were mosquito bites on his forearms that ached to be itched.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
“It could invite you into a deeper meditation about where we are, where we come from. In that mind state, you might be a little bit more receptive to exploring the same questions about yourself.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
There was, however, an important bit of context missing from much of the outrage.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
"They'd rather go to another festival where the demographic's a bit older."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Is she in on the joke and committed to the bit or oblivious and just being herself?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
His eyes go soft and, I’m pretty sure, a bit damp, but he looks away from me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
A kayaker was bitten by a hammerhead that year, too, and people fishing off Sunset Beach encountered a 10-foot hammerhead, according to news accounts at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can cause rashes and flu-like symptoms among people who are bitten by an infected tick, and in some cases neurological problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
A man who was bitten by a shark on a boat off the coast of County Waterford is due to undergo surgery.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
She had been bitten, once, by an avanc—entirely her own fault, Leonor scolded, for getting too close—and it had gone septic, and her great-aunt had had to sit up with her for seven nights running.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
“All you have to do is take a bunch of pictures of people biting into something going ‘ew,’ and that creates a whole lot of excitement,” DuBois, of Circana, said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The hearing stemmed from a petition animal services had filed that same month against the dog’s owners, Claire M. Birgy and Erick Krasnoff, and cited four separate and unprovoked biting incidents dating back to 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Over the course of two hours, the Moon will be biting chunks out of the Sun as it moves across in front of it, blocking the light out."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The manticore moved a little closer, its claws biting into the wooden deck.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
