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

That is why Cease and her international research team paid close attention when they identified a straightforward, soil-based way to reduce locust feeding.

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

Each plate had a pile of soaked and stewed honey locust beans—mixed with hickory nuts.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and some silkworms.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

Hizdahr had stocked their box with flagons of chilled wine and sweetwater, with figs, dates, melons, and pomegranates, with pecans and peppers and a big bowl of honeyed locusts.

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