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bedbug

[bed-buhg] / ˈbɛdˌbʌg /




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I watched as the girls bounced around the mansion, appearing carefree, bedbug free and parking ticket-free.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

A bedbug-sniffing dog deployed by the Encore found a live bedbug on Dec. 5 after a guest complained, according to the news station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

The bedbug break-out during Paris fashion week this fall was obviously horrifying, but the bad news doesn’t stop there.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2023

In Hong Kong, recent reports of a bedbug sighting on an airport train led to several days of feverish news coverage.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Good thing I’d bought kerosene; I could soak Jim’s hat in it and evict all the bedbug roomers.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

He often gets bitten by bedbugs and walks with a cane, making climbing up and down from his bed difficult.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

The only insects more reviled by Seoul residents are cockroaches and bedbugs, according to a survey conducted by local data company Embrain last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025

Ms Barham discovered "rife" bedbugs just three days after she moved into the MHS property last March.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024

"They were supposed to disinfect in here weeks ago. Don't worry. The bedbugs are itchy, but you get used to it."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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