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bee

[bee] / bi /
NOUN
honey-making, stinging insect
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NOUN
collective task
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According to Cranston, the stunt team was able to cover the actor in bees by using pheromones from the queen bee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Now we’re on Vegas World; now we’re on Jurassic Planet; now we’re on a planet ruled by a gigantic queen bee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

When a bee discovers a good food source, it returns to the hive and performs a rapid, repeating dance to share the location.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

A lot of them had excelled in school: We talked to a boy that had just won a spelling bee, for example.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

But bee stings didn’t sound much better than pixie bites.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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