infestation

Example Sentences

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Despite the roach infestation, JPMorgan dived into External link private credit, along with the rest of Wall Street, with Dimon reckoning his bank could handle the risk.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The summer’s unpleasant cicada infestation, meanwhile, is a stark reminder that his preferred droning screech comes from his dot-matrix printer, spitting out keyboard-symbol drawings he makes for customers who send him cash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

During the COVID-19 pandemic, I was quarantined in an apartment building with a roach infestation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Its ascendance has contributed to the population decline of various native ladybug species—and more Americans associating ladybugs with infestation and invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

In what seems the height of absurdity, the “threat of infestation of the New York City metropolitan area” has been cited as an important justification of the program.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson