worm
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Researchers identified an enzyme in the worm that can break microbial PHAs into smaller molecules that animals are able to use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The discovery did not stop with a single marine worm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
There will always be anglers who prefer a worm or an old-style spinner, topwater or crankbait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Across Europe, five species of glow worm are threatened with extinction, while the common glow worm is classified as near threatened.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Pax picked up the worm and bit into it.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Bessent has opened up a couple of cans of worms, said Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP, which makes it harder for the Fed and the Treasury Department to communicate to the markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Coffee shop owner Frank De Jesus said comments from the economic development minister criticising the minimum wage had "opened a can of worms"
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The cats are all fixed, vaccinated, tested for FIV/Felv, microchipped and treated for fleas and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even when cut into pieces, these worms can rebuild missing tissues and, in some cases, produce complete new organisms.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Marching around on the ground in front of Yelena’s headstone, pecking at bugs and worms, was the raven from before.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
To her, it doesn’t matter if the scammer wormed into the email exchange from the town’s side or the company’s, because the town never spoke with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, playing at his boyhood club, scampered over for a hugely popular score before Antoine Hastoy wormed over at the end of another sweeping move that England could never pin down.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
On this latest go-round, I was in therapy largely for approval: my therapist’s, yes, but also whatever prevailing cultural “wisdom” had wormed its way into my brain.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2024
I wormed my way through rows of metal folding chairs, my eyes on his back.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
Hydatid disease can be passed from dogs to humans, and public health campaigns about 25 years ago highlighted the importance of regular worming treatments and hand hygiene after handling animals.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The frustratingly unforgettable Kars4kids jingle, which has been worming its way into listeners’ brains for decades, is officially banned from the airways in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
A clown fish embryo maturing; a parasite worming its way into a cell; tiny mites clustered around the bases of your eyelashes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
But Bossie has been slowly but surely worming his back into the fold ever since.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2022
But the thought keeps worming back in, undermining every attempt to rout it out.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
