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locust

[loh-kuhst] / ˈloʊ kəst /
NOUN
insect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Acts of God are environmental: droughts, floods, locust plagues and the unusual winters that froze the Thames, contributing to recessions in 1710, 1739-40, 1762 and 1946-47.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

That is why Cease and her international research team paid close attention when they identified a straightforward, soil-based way to reduce locust feeding.

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

He could smell her before he could even see her; the perfume smelled like the ivory locust blossoms that hung down from the trees in the spring.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko



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