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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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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

Peeling back the layers, he and the Big Pipes team discovered a bug in Ipidea’s code.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In both cases, the central finding was the same: that the harm was a feature, not a bug.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Like whenever a spider sneaks into our bedroom—which is way, way too often—he insists on rehoming the evil bug on the back porch rather than whacking it with a newspaper.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller