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infestation

[in-fe-stey-shuhn] / ˌɪn fɛˈsteɪ ʃən /




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Infestation should be treated as soon as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

Though it was a high-stakes playoff game, even The New York Times bowed to reality in its headline: “In Game 2 Infestation, Bugs Claim Spotlight.”

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Game studio Nightmare Forge Games said the game, titled Infestation 88, is a survival horror game in which an outbreak of vermin turns into something more sinister.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024

Infestation is “rapid and devastating,” one researcher wrote.

From Slate • May 8, 2019

Infestation by insects could cause the finest ointment to give forth a stinking savor, and invoke the certain displeasure of the Master.

From Si'Wren of the Patriarchs by Cheney, Roland Jon




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