worm
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This same effect is experienced by millions of people worldwide who live with long-term parasitic worm infections.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
They can be contracted by touching objects or surfaces with worm eggs on them, and by eating or drinking something with baby worms in it - such as under-cooked beef, pork or freshwater fish.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
Tribal elders suggested Wo'aabi, an Indigenous word meaning "worm."
From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026
GTG-1002 should be remembered the way we recall the first internet worm or the first ransomware wave: as an inflection point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
“Me too,” Dallas said, flinging his worm at her.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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