roach
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Some large coarse fish, such as chub, roach and dace were also killed.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Despite the roach infestation, JPMorgan dived into External link private credit, along with the rest of Wall Street, with Dimon reckoning his bank could handle the risk.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was quarantined in an apartment building with a roach infestation.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
The typical alternative fund is “a roach motel,” says Auwaerter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
There was a roach on the wall of my room and I threw a sneaker at him but missed.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
“You turn the lights on,” he said, “and the roaches run.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Participants also are frequently barred from bringing in outside food, to keep from attracting roaches, mice and other pests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
If the space roaches don’t kill us, a malfunctioning, ticked-off droid might.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
In transit, bedsheets, scraps of paper, even Bibles are lit on fire and used to burn out roaches crawling through cracks and hiding in the crevices.
From Slate ● May 19, 2025
A delegation of roaches appeared and bowed low.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
