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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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In addition to his recovery from the sickness bug, Rice has also been carrying a neural problem for several months, affecting his lower back and hamstring.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The lawsuit claims that Liu did not return an Apple-issued work laptop and exploited a “rare, previously unknown” bug to access Apple’s shared network folders while employed at OpenAI.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

Whether you think that’s a problem depends on whether you believe weather conditions are a feature of the sport or merely a bug.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“Volatility, as ever, is not a bug but a feature.”

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

She brought in a bug she found hiding under a bench in her apartment lobby.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

The chasteness of Nolan’s version bugs me as it’s insulting he doesn’t trust audiences to grapple with this hero’s moral complexity — and I’m gut-sick that he’s probably right.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications: The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that security researchers say the latest release from China’s Zhipu AI is as good as the latest U.S. models at finding security bugs.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

A battle between gold bugs and bullion bears appeared to be coalescing around the $4,000 an ounce mark on Tuesday, as the precious metal is on track to register its worst quarter in 13 years.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Now, he’s trying to get more bugs and critters living under his feet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

It made a change from weeding, and the barn swallows followed to catch the bugs the mower scared up, so you weren’t eaten alive.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

My department chairman intervened, and I avoided arrest—though a student later told me my apartment was likely bugged.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

But increasingly, I find myself getting bugged by a lot of things, no matter how trivial they are in the grand scheme.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The couple kept close tabs on their permit applications and bugged Los Angeles County when they felt things weren’t moving fast enough.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

"What I do understand is that being a nuclear power plant worker, her phone is likely to be bugged," Yeva tells me.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2025

And that kind of bugged me, that I was being misrepresented in that way.”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

Detectives turned to a daring undercover operation - bugging Michael Stewart's home and car, placing listening devices on his brother's car, and sending two covert officers into Michael's life.

From BBC Jul. 10, 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

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

From Salon Feb. 27, 2026

A spokesperson for ANL has previously said it had "denied under oath that its journalists had commissioned or obtained information derived from phone hacking, phone tapping, bugging, computer or email hacking or burglary to order".

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

All those weird moments that had been bugging him since second period suddenly made sense.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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