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bedbug

[bed-buhg] / ˈbɛdˌbʌg /




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That means that many bedbug encounters go unreported to a government agency, he suggested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

A bedbug-sniffing dog deployed by the Encore found a live bedbug on Dec. 5 after a guest complained, according to the news station.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

The bedbug break-out during Paris fashion week this fall was obviously horrifying, but the bad news doesn’t stop there.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2023

In Hong Kong, recent reports of a bedbug sighting on an airport train led to several days of feverish news coverage.

From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

The door opened and her Mama came in and told Portia that Miss Brown had said she found a bedbug in her room.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

It said the tell-tale signs of bedbugs include red, irritating bites and small blood smears on bed linen; and small brown insects in or around the sleeping area.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

He often gets bitten by bedbugs and walks with a cane, making climbing up and down from his bed difficult.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

At night, bedbugs nibbled at the 312 people laying like sardines on the floor of Namazi’s section of Ward 4.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

In 2022, the Disneyland Resort agreed to pay $100,000 to a resort hotel guest in a lawsuit settlement addressing claims she was bitten by bedbugs during a visit in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025

"They were supposed to disinfect in here weeks ago. Don't worry. The bedbugs are itchy, but you get used to it."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper


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