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Plus, U.S. airstrikes are failing to stop the global cocaine boom, and a Saudi national is charged with bugging OpenAI’s office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Nature-loving travelers from around the globe are bugging out over the fireflies, descending en masse on isolated stretches of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

I’m like, “I have a headphone in my ear and I’m really busy working. You’re kind of bugging me right now.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

“What is bugging me is I think our voter rolls may be more accurate than this database,” Phillips said.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026

Deep down, he knew what was really bugging him and why he was in such an up-and-down mood.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers


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