locust

Acts of God are environmental: droughts, floods, locust plagues and the unusual winters that froze the Thames, contributing to recessions in 1710, 1739-40, 1762 and 1946-47.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

What’s also true is that 21st century markets can be affected by speculators’ attention, much as wheat crops can be affected by the attention of locust swarms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Unlike the desert locust, this species does not form massive swarms, but its frequent appearances and smaller groupings can cause even greater harm to local farmers.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026

I also love locust blooms, but I know of only one house near me that has locust trees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025

He popped a locust into his mouth and crunched it.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two-spotted crickets, among others.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Dodgers had opened Pandora’s box, and out would fly a lockout, a pall of smoke over their games, and a plague of locusts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

He’ll just declare victory and steer his plague of locusts to consume something else.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026

Then locusts destroyed grain harvests across the Great Plains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

In fact, they welcomed the mayhem that emanated from the talking box as if it were a plague of locusts at harvest time.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord