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bugs

[buhgz] / bʌgz /
NOUN
vermin
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The research adds to growing interest in a strategy known as "bugs as drugs."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

The government removed the bugs when the war ended, but some wiring was left behind and is now on display at the museum, which opened as part of redevelopment by a property company.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Mr. Kneale could have added to his list of creatures with which Floridians are willing to coexist: sharks, raccoons, armadillos, possums, rattlesnakes and bugs of every variety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He said there should be an emphasis on "preserving natural field which provides habitat for insects, bugs, moths and caterpillars that need to incubate underground there."

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Soon the “Roosevelt Museum” displayed tadpoles, bugs, bird nests, and more animal skeletons.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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