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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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Perhaps people could use AI to identify the weird bug crawling under their bed, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

But curiously, the truth is that compared to many places, Britain never seems to have quite caught the voice note bug.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

When you are a film critic who already hoards DVDs, getting infected with the VHS bug doesn’t take much of a leap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Hurricanes turned out to be a vector for spreading the little winged bug.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

“She’s all worried. Some bug or something has got up into her azaleas.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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