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Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

Johnson lived near Bruce’s owners and told authorities that Bruce, who was wearing a muzzle, knocked him down while attempting to bite him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Wall Street is growing increasingly suspicious that there’s little bite to his bark.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Some buyers, set on keeping an EV, have decided to bite the bullet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

I saw her bite her cheeks to keep in a laugh.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Weary of venomous snake bites, British authorities put a bounty on dead cobras — but this only incentivized locals to breed more of the snakes, in order to collect even more reward money.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Stephenson has lived across the world in Asia, Africa and South America and never experienced bedbug bites before.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"We have a sandbox he loves, and it's really hard to enjoy the space because we just get annihilated with mosquito bites," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data tracking ER visits for tick bites, which are the highest on record in almost every U.S. region since 2017.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

I hand it over, and he eats the rest in two bites.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

So it can land a little bit softer, and people can tolerate a little bit more.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

There was, however, a bit of good news this summer when Stellantis decided to allocate production of the next-generation Opel Astra and DS4 to Ruesselsheim, securing the plant's operations beyond 2029.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

This one is a bit of a mixed bag.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Still, that particular bit of alchemy never gets old to me.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

This time Wolf gave a brief snarl, then a whine, to show that he was a bit annoyed, but didn’t want to go too far and offend Torak.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

A kayaker was bitten by a hammerhead that year, too, and people fishing off Sunset Beach encountered a 10-foot hammerhead, according to news accounts at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can cause rashes and flu-like symptoms among people who are bitten by an infected tick, and in some cases neurological problems.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

While he did not feel any pain when he first got bitten, Achim said the pain has been constant since he got to the hospital.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Candice had just bitten into her second oatmeal chocolate chip cookie when Brandon’s sister entered the kitchen.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Matt Johnson’s funny, biting biopic of the future star chef is stuffed with the teen wastrel’s blood and vomit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The actor gives what’s arguably one of his finest performances as Julian Sklar, a David Hockney-esque artist, with a biting wit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Still a child, Adrian looks off into the distance, biting his gelato spoon while registering the information.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

A slight breeze offered some relief from the insidious and torturous swarms of biting flies, stinging bees, and disease-spreading mosquitoes.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple