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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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Their analysis showed that the claws of this fossil bug were strikingly different from those found in other insects.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

For them, it’s a feature, not a bug.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Travolta was bitten by the acting bug early.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But curiously, the truth is that compared to many places, Britain never seems to have quite caught the voice note bug.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The top slide has a tiny green-brown thing on it, and when I peer through the microscope, I can see it’s a bug leg.

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




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