cockroach
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In just under three months, 30-year-old Abhijeet Dipke - the founder and face of India's Gen Z "cockroach" protests - has acquired the kind of celebrity status normally reserved for a breakout actor or cricketer.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose blowing are winners of Ig Nobel prizes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
India's youth-led "cockroach" movement, whose nationwide protests forced the resignation of the education minister, urged authorities on Monday to release all detained demonstrators.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The UN's humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has said micro drones - nicknamed "cockroach drones" - are also being used on the ground in Venezuela.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Around my house if a giant cockroach turns up someone will either tame it for a pet or cook it for dinner.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
He said the property had not been the cleanest his team had encountered, but cockroaches could thrive anywhere there had been a food source, including abandoned food.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The CJP, which has millions of followers on social media, emerged in May initially as a satirical response to Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly likening young people to "cockroaches" and "parasites" during a court hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Never mind the rats and cockroaches — it’s the churn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The protesters, who call themselves cockroaches, have been protesting for a month now.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Certainly. Flies, bugs, grasshoppers, choice beetles, moths, butterflies, tasty cockroaches, gnats, midges, daddy longlegs, centipedes, mosquitoes, crickets—anything that is careless enough to get caught in my web. I have to live, don’t I?”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
