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bee

[bee] / bi /
NOUN
honey-making, stinging insect
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NOUN
collective task
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In “The Rivals of Amziah King,” the moment with the queen bee is when the film transitions from its wild, wacky — but intentional — world-building into a sleek Southern noir.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

There are roughly 4,000 native bee species in the U.S. and 20,000 species worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Providing sugary water to a bee you see struggling on the pavement on a hot summer’s day can help revive it.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Her veil and linen duster were on the floor beside the bee, which she had stomped to death, and Miss Love was buttoning her shirtwaist.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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