be cross
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But EU health and safety regulations mean fly larvae fed with kitchen waste can't be used in edible insect products for human consumption, as there could be cross contamination from meat and fish scraps.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025
If the seeds from the plants can be cross fertilized and developed into fertile offspring, the two populations are not yet reproductively isolated and remain one species.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
"I think Simon has changed me. He makes me laugh all the time. I can’t get angry with him because when I’m trying to be cross he just makes me laugh," she said.
From Fox News • Jan. 12, 2022
“They all seem to be cross talking to the brain,” she adds.
From Scientific American • Dec. 8, 2021
"I say, can a chap sit down? Don't be cross, darling. Just left the count. He brought me here."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
