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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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However, if users ask Fable about sensitive issues such as a bioweapon or exploiting a software bug, it will kick them back to the older Opus 4.8 version of the Claude chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Munoz Case found Amari’s first vintage piece at the Rose Bowl Flea Market and got the bug, going back every month to pick up something to add to his little’s wardrobe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Shivareddy became an AI software engineer, but he never lost the farming bug.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

And she didn’t get to see the bug at all.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff




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