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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

This is a feature, not a bug: Financial innovation is often an adaptation to regulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Animals of the rain forest: left: The slow-moving sloth hangs out in the canopy; right: Is it a branch or a bug?

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple