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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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Most people would call into work sick when they have been up all night with a bug.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Add the loss of the Bruins’ leading scorer and rebounder, Tyler Bilodeau, to injury and Cronin was fit to be tied by both lack of funds and the injury bug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The official had heard about the bug bounty Brundage got from the Dutch government years ago and had a question: “What’s a good address to mail you a t-shirt, and what’s your size?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Private-equity firms often say limits on fund redemptions are a feature, not a bug.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A bug scuttles by and I snap it up.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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