bug
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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
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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
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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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