infested
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The owner of the veterinary clinic arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. and found the dog, which was “extremely malnourished,” infested with fleas and missing a tooth, Spitzer said.
From Los Angeles Times
He once hosted guests who infested the unit with bedbugs.
From Los Angeles Times
They came around when she shared the dream to make the old adobe church, then unstable and infested with gophers, viable for Mass again.
From Seattle Times
Judge Timothy Stead said they were also locked in a "hot and dark" cupboard which was "dirty and infested with spiders" which would have been "scary".
From BBC
Small white fluffy material on the stem and trunk of the trees are one of the signs that the tree is infested.
From Washington Post
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