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biting

[bahy-ting] / ˈbaɪ tɪŋ /




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The spiders benefit humans by acting as natural pest control, eating mosquitoes, biting flies and invasive stink bugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

If CPI data show a biting price-spike, that will be among the first major red flags for the U.S. economy, which could trigger a spiral in stocks as long as the conflict stretches on.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

There will be no further information, only biting intrigue.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

They have no teeth and instead of biting and chewing, they use their long tongues to lap up thousands of ants or termites a day in the wild.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

More monkeys were lined up on his back like snowbirds on a fence; biting, clawing, and squealing.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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