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flea

[flee] / fli /




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There are currently no plans to ban over-the-counter sales of pet and flea treatments in Jersey.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

“I would always use thrifted finds and flea market things in my makeovers, and people would always ask me, ‘Can you sell what you’re using?’” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Typhus cases occur year-round but tend to peak during the late summer and fall months because the warmer weather increases flea activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I personally source all my vintage pieces, so I try to visit flea markets every week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At those moments I forgot the itch of my flea bites and the sting of my cracked cheeks; I felt pure, like a scrubbed-clean angel dropped straight from heaven.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau




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