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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

Grace nixed one family because their toddler looked like a biter, and another because they hadn’t ever traveled east of Colorado.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

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

Hits like Get Ur Freak On and Work It were often imitated, but never bettered, with Missy branding her competition "beat biters".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2023

Some mosquito species are leg and ankle biters and are attracted to the stinky smell of bacteria on your feet.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023

The ants they eat are powerful biters and particularly venomous, but the lizards swallow them alive.

From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2023

Dick, of course, could not know that the keepers were biding their time, for they wished to take the poachers in confusion, and it was very likely the biters would be bit.

From The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts by John Finnemore