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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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Every piece of software has flaws, he said, and when a bug is discovered a race begins between hackers and people looking to patch the flaws, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The chief information security officer at the cybersecurity company Sysdig, he hadn’t even tried to find a bug in a decade.

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

Adds Jordan, “One of my first tasks here was going through and filling all the bug holes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They were like bug eyes, except they were a little square.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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