- present participle of bug.
bugging
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Abdulrahman Alfozan, the Saudi national accused of bugging a restricted OpenAI conference room, pleaded not guilty on Friday in a federal court in San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Alfozan, who was denied bail after being deemed a flight risk, currently faces wiretapping allegations for allegedly bugging a conference room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
An audio bugging device left by MI5 recorded the whole thing.
From BBC ● May 7, 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
If she doesn’t quit bugging me, I’m gonna ask Mr. Ward to change my seat.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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