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bumblebee

[buhm-buhl-bee] / ˈbʌm bəlˌbi /




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“If you were a bumblebee, a moth, or a short-tongued solitary bee, how might you approach this bloom?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

They were lost within the rubble of their fire-ravaged home: loungewear, blanket, bumblebee sweater and beanie — all yellow, Tatum’s favorite color.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Buglife said at least two of the UK's 25 species of bumblebee were believed to have started nest-building early.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

"Unfortunately, we're looking at a future scenario where about one in five bumblebee species in the United States could be endangered," Mola continued.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2024

It looked sort of like a bumblebee, with a tiny cockpit perched way back where the vertical tail joined the fuselage.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins




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