roach
Example Sentences
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Despite the roach infestation, JPMorgan dived into External link private credit, along with the rest of Wall Street, with Dimon reckoning his bank could handle the risk.
From Barron's
It was too dim to see inside of them, but I imagined they contained eyeballs, blood, snakes, or roaches.
From Literature
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In academia, the strategy of trapping customers is sometimes called the “roach motel,” she explained, a reference to a popular television ad from the late 1970s for a cockroach trap.
From Los Angeles Times
Sometimes he woke up with roaches all over his bed.
From Literature
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“I...I wouldn’t call it that,” said Boaz uneasily, trying not to look too alarmed as he watched a roach emerge from one of the mugs.
From Literature
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