worm
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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
The treatment also helped preserve neuronal function in worm models of both diseases.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Artificial light is also thought to have had an impact on glow worm populations.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"In that case, we would have to simultaneously interrupt the action of all copies the worm made of itself -- device by device by device," he said.
From Barron's
Pax picked up the worm and bit into it.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
"Who wants to open that can of worms again?"
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
The cats are all fixed, vaccinated, tested for FIV/Felv, microchipped and treated for fleas and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
As the fused worms began rejecting foreign tissue, Chai detected a rise in activin followed by chronic inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
After fourteen dogs had died, Drs. Macklin and McIlroy performed autopsies and discovered that many of the dogs had worms; the ship’s stores did not include the proper medication.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
A flaw had wormed its way into his technique at the start of those 1.3 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
"Or they've wormed their way in through a friend. They get their foot in the door and it goes from there."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
A single dark thought wormed into her head: What if the Sleeper was telling the truth?
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
The charity says the costs for owners can extend well beyond feed, with veterinary care, vaccinations, worming and farrier visits all essential to a horse's welfare.
From BBC ● Sep. 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
And you can just imagine what is already hitting the shops in England and will eventually be worming its way into America: King Charles III, coming soon to a mug near you.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022
In fact, they were having a fine old time worming their way through the tunnel.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
