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bee

[bee] / bi /
NOUN
honey-making, stinging insect
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NOUN
collective task
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The rare sea aster mining bee has been spotted at Steart Marshes in Somerset by naturalist Nigel Phillips, who said the find "was a huge surprise".

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Elizabeth Debicki plays the queen bee, a bully born into high status as the doctor’s daughter, whose icy lavender gowns contrast crisply against Colman’s hand-knitted rags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

On ivy, higher honey bee numbers were linked to reduced numbers of solitary bees and hoverflies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

He spends most of his racing days for the ultrapowerful Team UAE-Emirates as a domestique—a worker bee whose job it is to protect Pogacar at races such as the Tour de France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

As usual, Sheed was drawn directly to her like a bee to a dandelion.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles


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