bite
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Happy to bite the hand that feeds, Bailey used the cash to launch a campaign demanding that they make their meetings public.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“It just came back to bite them very hard,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The evidence comes from bite and tooth marks left on the fossilized remains of herbivores.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Finally, he tied me at the elbows, which was probably the only place the pixies didn’t bite.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The courses begin with three savory bites before transitioning into full-fledged desserts, including a deconstructed version of her signature multilayered mousse cake, with flavors of brown rice and pecan praline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Sharks will often use defensive or "exploratory" bites when presented by an unwelcome human in their personal space, he adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Between bites of a chocolate ice cream bar, Coleman proposes continuing on toward Santa Clarita, via the twisties on Bouquet Canyon and Spunky Canyon roads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
"We have a sandbox he loves, and it's really hard to enjoy the space because we just get annihilated with mosquito bites," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
This time, she bites off the bottom of a snowman.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Speaking on Wednesday, after the resignation, Burrows acknowledged the need for reform but said "how we deliver reform is every bit as important as what we ultimately decide".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Stoxx Europe 600 is up 10% so far this year, a bit less than the S&P 500’s 12% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I think we would be extremely happy and satisfied if we could get ourselves up to 2,500, maybe a bit higher than that in the next year.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It feels a little bit better when you're at least a little closer," mother Agnes told the news agency, explaining that her daughter had called her to say that the students had been locked in.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
“A mile,” he says quickly, and his eyebrows raise in a little bit of his trademark impishness.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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
While Tayane Dalazen was bitten by a nurse shark - known as a more docile species - some influencers have been filmed touching tiger sharks and even great whites.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can cause rashes and flu-like symptoms among people who are bitten by an infected tick, and in some cases neurological problems.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
After using his machete to hack his way through the dense foliage—all while getting stung and bitten by wasps and ants—Kermit would set up the sighting rod.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The bacteria itself blocks transmission of diseases such as dengue, Zika and chikungunya, so "you will still have mosquitoes biting people, but they will not transmit disease."
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
The ire stems from a biting 4,200-word takedown of “The Odyssey” penned by classicist Wilson, who translated Homer’s poem in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The actor gives what’s arguably one of his finest performances as Julian Sklar, a David Hockney-esque artist, with a biting wit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Still a child, Adrian looks off into the distance, biting his gelato spoon while registering the information.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Rowdy was built just right for good monkey biting and the monkeys had sure taken advantage of this.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
