cockroach

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Pest controllers have reported a rise in callouts to cockroach infestations in Cardiff, with one company regularly getting five or six reports a week.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Gallagher said, contrary to popular belief, cockroach infestations could be controlled - though he admitted they could be "harder to treat" than other pests.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

As Mr. Dimon said last fall, “when you see one cockroach, there’s probably more.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

As for animal metaphors, the squid has been joined by the cockroach.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She seemed to be at the other end of the world, with Doña Andrea behind her, small as a cockroach, holding the door open.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago