infestation
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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
The novel opens by describing a local gnat infestation that seems to have spread to the writing, because all the words containing “nat” have been given a silent “g,” as in “extermignate” and “gnaturally.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Investors are spotting credit “cockroaches” in the financial system, sparking worries about a broader infestation.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
It was evident that this summer of 1957 had brought the most extensive and spectacular infestation of spider mites in history.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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