bug
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Barnard, who's from Norwich, says the driving bug was passed down from his father, who was a karting driver in his younger years.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Her crippling impostor syndrome was a feature, not a bug — we were stuck there with her for at least two seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“While advancements in biomechanics and technology have significantly improved our understanding of pitching mechanics and performance optimization,” Mr. Friedman writes, “the injury bug remains elusive.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Desborough said it had been Coleman who convinced him to use Aquilino's bank card and the "bug out list" found in his cabin was also tied to Coleman.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
It seemed too, I don’t know, fluffy to describe a time-traveling criminal the same way you describe a really pretty bug.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The government removed the bugs when the war ended, but some wiring was left behind and is now on display at the museum, which opened as part of redevelopment by a property company.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s been a tough time for gold bugs over recent months, but are things about to get better?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Border police at Portugal's Faro airport also told the BBC the Entry Exit System technology suffered from bugs, but insisted any queues there would go down quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The chasteness of Nolan’s version bugs me as it’s insulting he doesn’t trust audiences to grapple with this hero’s moral complexity — and I’m gut-sick that he’s probably right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Once the pies went in the oven, we helped each other wash a bushel of collard greens straight from the field—we did it three times to get all the bugs and dirt out.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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Now it has become a museum called Trent Park House of Secrets, which highlights the role of the team of German speakers, most of them Jewish refugees, who transcribed titbits from the prisoners' bugged conversations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The couple kept close tabs on their permit applications and bugged Los Angeles County when they felt things weren’t moving fast enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
He inserted himself into the talks, arranging meetings in a bugged office building that allowed federal agents to record every word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2025
He dated actress Amber Heard, giving her Teslas as gifts, but she later worried they were bugged, because she said he was "controlling."
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Anansi, who bugged the sky god Nyame into giving him the first stories, and whose legend grew as his tales spread.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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Detectives turned to a daring undercover operation - bugging Michael Stewart's home and car, placing listening devices on his brother's car, and sending two covert officers into Michael's life.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nature-loving travelers from around the globe are bugging out over the fireflies, descending en masse on isolated stretches of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“What is bugging me is I think our voter rolls may be more accurate than this database,” Phillips said.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mr Brilliant believes he was not immune to Al Fayed’s extensive use of bugging and surveillance, carried out by the Harrods owner’s large team of security guards.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Her mouth was open and her eyes were bugging.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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