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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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The BUG ETF has the highest exposure outside the U.S., with companies in five other countries making up 21% of the fund.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

That is the same tact that most in the media take and drives me BUG NUTS.

From Fox News • Jul. 16, 2020

You can hear Melvyn Bragg on the role of TV and the arts, or explore the evolution of the music video with Adam Buxton via his show BUG.

From The Guardian • May 9, 2013

DON'T BUG ME Insect repellents can be sticky or stinky.

From Time Magazine Archive

It made it really hard to tell her to bug off without telling her to BUG OFF!

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies




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