flies
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Every autumn, an elite group of 3,000 business travelers flies halfway around the world for an event with millions of dollars on the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
A June 17 fire at cold storage operator Lineage’s 500,000-square-foot food warehouse left neighbors dealing with noxious smoke and an influx of rats and flies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
"It smells horrible," he said, explaining the fungus attracts flies which help spread its spores.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The experiments were conducted in fruit flies, so additional research will be needed to determine how closely the same mechanisms operate in people.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Her friend is carrying a stack of newspapers; now she flies around the store, pressing copies into shoppers’ hands, depositing them on top of the glass cases.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
