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vermin

[vur-min] / ˈvɜr mɪn /
NOUN
noxious or annoying small animals or insects
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The bacterium Yersinia pestis, which can cause pneumonic and bubonic plague, has been identified from time to time in Siberia, linked to exposure to vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The company has also been accruing fines as air regulators demand the company take additional steps to mitigate the smell and vermin that has been drawn to the site and surrounding neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Loft and Pellen each said they felt the birds had to be classified as vermin due to the spread of disease.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

It also involves the ability to communicate with stressed customers who want insects and vermin gone — and the stomach to accomplish the task.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

As a weeder, your job was to carefully pick away the undergrowth that could choke the cane stalks and stop them from growing tall enough, or that might attract vermin.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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