infest
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When Banksy’s first examples from this series were unveiled in London in 2005, the show caused a stir because he also arranged for around 200 live rats to infest the gallery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
A more accurate metaphor would be credit termites — insects that infest and destroy structural timbers.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
An infestation occurs when fly maggots infest the living flesh of warm-blooded animals, the CDC says.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
"NWS can infest livestock, pets, wildlife, occasionally birds, and in rare cases, people."
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
In fact, of the 2,500 kinds of mosquitoes that infest the world, almost 400 of them are capable of transmitting diseases to humans.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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