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bugs

[buhgz] / bʌgz /
NOUN
vermin
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Exhibits covering bugs and plants, now understood to be a crucial part of the Ice Age ecosystem, are currently limited to two small wall displays last updated in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth more than $100,000 on the black market for exotic bugs.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The capabilities will be available through commercial subscriptions, allowing enterprises to report bugs within open-source frameworks and receive validated, production-ready patches that can be directly integrated into their software supply chains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

However, the vast majority of cyber-attacks use long established and simpler methods without needing to find new bugs.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The thing is, the more I act like I don’t care, the more it bugs me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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