cockroach

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After JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon used a cockroach analogy to warn about looming defaults, Nesbitt declared there were “No Cockroaches in Private Debt.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

As for animal metaphors, the squid has been joined by the cockroach.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

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 • Feb. 22, 2026

"Termites evolved from cockroach ancestors that started living inside and eating wood," said Professor Nathan Lo from the University of Sydney's School of Life and Environmental Sciences, a senior author on the paper.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

The look on his face reminded me of the look on the face of the inmate I’d taken to the ER when he thought he had a cockroach in his ear.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover