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grub

[gruhb] / grʌb /
NOUN
larva
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He replied "grub" when asked about Britain's disgraced former prince Andrew, and "winner" at the mention of Melbourne-born Formula One driver Oscar Piastri.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

When asked for a response to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, he said "grub" which drew applause from the audience.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

How did a recherché, quasi-French dish leave the skillful hands of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved cooks and wind up being popular grub for millions of today’s cooks and consumers, white and—emphatically—black?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Watching with delight in spring as a male redbird presents his mate with an edible demonstration of his “fitness as a partner,” she comments, “In the avian world, a grub is an engagement ring.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

I wondered why human children weren’t given that option in their grub stage, say up through age five.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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