cockroach
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Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose blowing are winners of Ig Nobel prizes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Indian journalist Varghese George describes the BJP’s confrontation with the cockroach protesters as a face-off between India’s older “WhatsApp generation” and the “Instagram generation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
An online satirical campaign with an AI-generated cockroach as its mascot, the CJP is not a real party but has evolved into a powerful platform for young people's anxieties and dissent.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Supporters from across India are literally feeding "cockroach" education-reform protesters camped in the capital, sending a deluge of pizzas, burgers, sandwiches and tea.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
I told Audrey she could go to Marcus’s party if she didn’t want to hang out with us, but she said she’d rather eat a flaming cockroach, which seemed a little dramatic.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
The cockroaches were identified as German cockroaches, Blattella germanica, which Davies said were the most common type in southern parts of the UK and places such as London.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Davies said this had caused even more cockroaches to emerge.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The CJP, which has millions of followers on social media, emerged in May initially as a satirical response to Chief Justice Surya Kant reportedly likening young people to "cockroaches" and "parasites" during a court hearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Never mind the rats and cockroaches — it’s the churn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In total silence, hundreds of cockroaches were dancing around Boots.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
