vermin

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Army, had unleashed on Peter and a fellow soldier while they were hospitalized: mind control through miniature vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The collapse of super-leveraged U.S. companies First Brands and Tricolor, and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s subsequent vermin warning, have affected financial names on both sides of the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

By aiming above a wall, they could pelt the town behind it with beehives, scorpions, snakes, flaming pitch, rotten vermin, or excrement.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

In a written question, Lord Berkeley asked what consideration has been given to using cats for vermin control across the Parliamentary Estate.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

When you think about the matter, it’s as good as any sermon, For the villeins feed the miller, and the miller feeds the vermin.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz