flea
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Visiting the Pochaina flea market 10 days after the Russian attack, AFP journalists could still smell the mix of burnt metal and plastic hanging in the air.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
At the time, campaigns were a sideline for Reilly, who supported himself selling doodads and other salvaged wares in a movable flea market he operated on Fisherman’s Wharf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The industry body representing flea treatment companies defended the use of preventive flea treatments as important for animal health.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
He started selling vintage clothes 11 years ago, when he was 15, switched to kids’ vintage at 20 and has spent the last six years scouring flea markets, websites and swap meets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
At those moments I forgot the itch of my flea bites and the sting of my cracked cheeks; I felt pure, like a scrubbed-clean angel dropped straight from heaven.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
A park in Marin County was shut down in July after it was found to be teeming with fleas, which can carry plague and typhus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"While these treatments play a vital role in public and pet health against fleas and ticks, it is right that we assess the availability of these treatments to ensure correct usage by owners," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Scott: We did a nice dinner down by the beach, and everyone got bit by the sand fleas that weren’t supposed to be there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Often, people are exposed to the disease when infected fleas are carried indoors on pets or other animals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
I looked at the woman more closely: had she risked fleas and lice to spare Betsie the sick-call line?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
