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Now, a burnt-out putrid warehouse that has devastated businesses and forced residents to remain inside their homes during a sweltering summer, as flies and giant rats infest the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

Officials added that the calf was undergoing treatment and improving, and emphasized that the worms do not infest food sources like meat, fruit or vegetables.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

It has been known to infest beehives, with disastrous effects on the honey.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

“Practical Magic 2” is the story of an ancient recurring curse: the lack of originality that infests Hollywood like the frosty cloud that seeps into Regan’s bedroom in “The Exorcist.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

It costs $200 to $500 per tree, and must be done as a preventive measure, Graves added, because once a beetle infests a tree, it’s too late.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 24, 2021

The kids may be top students, but the culture of money and luxury brands that infests the campuses leaves them feeling like lower-class outcasts rather than full members of the community.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2019

On behalf of myself, at least, I apologize.... for the uninformed judgmentalism that infests our voyeuristic culture...

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2018

This insect infests about a third of Africa, posing a menace to human health and preventing the keeping of livestock in an area of some 4% million square miles of wooded grasslands.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The infested willow plants were sold in 15 counties, mostly across Southern and Central California between June 24 and July 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Michael Schmoyer -- the associate administrator for the country's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and head of the NWS Directorate -- said the infested beef calf "is not a danger to the food supply."

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Every spring, caterpillars infested the fruit trees at their property’s edge, and every July the children watched from the porch as their father used a torch to burn out the larvae.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Rats "the same size as a rabbit" have infested a city street where fly-tipping is an ongoing problem, residents say.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

We stood for a while, clutching blankets and pillowcases well away from the infested ground.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Within weeks of the renovation’s completion, numerous defects were spotted, with a liner installed on the bottom of the pool peeling in various places, and algae again infesting the water.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

Plus, the $313 million injury bug infesting the NBA playoffs, Ted Turner’s day managing the Braves and Jason Gay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Solanum elaeagnifolium -- also known as silverleaf nightshade -- can be found from south Texas to South Africa and Greece, infesting fields and soaking up valuable nutrients intended for cash crops.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024

The wingless, pill-shaped insects feed on mammalian blood and, as indicated by their name, are notorious for infesting human dwellings.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

“Because you wouldn’t rule it for long. The haint infesting you would grow too powerful for even you to contend with, and he’d destroy you. But there’s another way.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia