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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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A software bug that was capable of crashing an operating system used by firewalls, servers and network appliances went undetected for over 27 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Yolanda is always nice to Tyler, and I don’t know how he doesn’t bug her.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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