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pestilent

[pes-tl-uhnt] / ˈpɛs tl ənt /


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A swath of the Santa Clarita Valley is under a first-of-its-kind quarantine after the invasive and pestilent tau fruit fly was found in the area, officials announced this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

I can’t pretend that moviegoing was in great shape before theaters became a pestilent vector.

From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022

Still, “The Good Mothers” is casting a wider net, indicting an entire pestilent culture.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018

When faced with concerns about productivity, any possible pestilent threat to the harvest needs to be eradicated, which often means pesticides.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 24, 2013

More beautiful than the sight of a spring field after three years of living in that pestilent cesspit of a city.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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