locust
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What’s also true is that 21st century markets can be affected by speculators’ attention, much as wheat crops can be affected by the attention of locust swarms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The U.S. currently has no native locust species.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
Crops grown in nutrient-poor soil tend to encourage locust outbreaks because those plants contain high levels of carbohydrates and very little protein.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
I also love locust blooms, but I know of only one house near me that has locust trees.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
I had stacks of homework I had forgotten and drawings of my grandmother’s face on big locust bug bodies all taped to the floors as if she’d been squashed by a truck.
From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos
Vocabulary lists containing locust
Amazing Animals, A-Z
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Chapter 6: The Israelites
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