cockroach
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Prior reports by county social workers and San José police “documented significant cockroach infestations,” according to the district attorney’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The founder of India's youth-led online "cockroach" movement and two other leaders were released on Sunday, their lawyer said, a day after they were detained to thwart a major protest against the election commissioner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
He said he had already dealt with six cockroach jobs this month.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose blowing are winners of Ig Nobel prizes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
“On three,” said Harry, looking back down at the locket and narrowing his eyes, concentrating on the letter S, imagining a serpent, while the contents of the locket rattled like a trapped cockroach.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an East San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Cockroach party started as a viral online movement in response to the chief justice’s comments comparing unemployed young people to cockroaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Arresting cockroaches straight off their flight shows an unprecedented level of fear."
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Davies said this had caused even more cockroaches to emerge.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I see a couple of cockroaches scurrying for cover.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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