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bug

[buhg] / bʌg /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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That might be more feature than bug, but I can’t say I felt much of anything for the characters, or was concerned whether the Bowdens would emerge from their ordeals a stronger family.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I caught the bug not by reading code but by noticing that the output didn’t match how a rational retiree should behave.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He was more positive about the future for human bug hunters.

From BBC • May 27, 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

He had been bitten hard by the exploration bug.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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