bite
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The bite will come elsewhere: Insurers are increasing what you will pay when you get care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But policies introduced by Andrews lost their bite over time.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
But it’s also a show with a sound bite archive spanning decades which includes such hits as “Jane, you ignorant slut,” from a late-’70s “Weekend Update” sketch starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
They are cute, helpful little fellas who want to assist you in digesting the world, one bite at a time.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
I tug the spoon out of the shake, sending a few purple drips to the counter, and take a huge bite.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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He also becomes something of an unreliable narrator, since we see much of the story through his eyes: During a dream, he’s beset by insects, one of which bites him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pharmacists can already prescribe medication for seven conditions - sore throat, earache, sinusitis, shingles, impetigo, infected bites and urinary tract infections.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Plus, mac and cheese grows up as Barilla bites on healthier Goodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
There was a chance that Mom would eat with them, but it was more likely she’d grab a few bites while she was working.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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Musk has likened talking about any merger activity to “tap dancing through a minefield,” though he’s been a bit more open on social media.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Ideally, we’d love to see those scales tip a little bit more, right?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Who realistically is going to be in this movie? I don’t know. A guy who might be a little bit like John Turturro, if I’m lucky.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
A decision on Rosebank, an oil field about 80 miles north east of Shetland, is expected to take a bit longer.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
She doesn’t look angry about it, but rather curious, and maybe a bit disappointed.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Wouldn’t someone bitten or scratched 3 months ago already be rabid and possibly even dead?” another visitor posted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Chargers were bitten by the injury bug Tuesday during a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers in El Segundo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Had she wept openly to say farewell, or bitten her lip to keep the tears inside?
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
If cats get bored, they might redirect toward knocking things over, tearing up the carpet or biting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"I was so tired and there were so many of them and I wanted to have a complete meltdown and just cry, but I couldn't because if I stopped moving, they started biting me," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
I hurried back down the hallway, the keys biting into my palm the whole time, and I’d almost made it to my bedroom door when I heard someone clear their throat behind me.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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