infestation
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If a tree experiences heavy infestation in one year, it shifts its schedule the next spring by delaying leaf emergence by about three days.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
A pigeon infestation followed, leaving every room covered in bird droppings.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
Greek farmers have sustained major losses from an infestation of sheep pox, and an EU investigation into widespread subsidy fraud that has delayed payments to legitimate claimants.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
The agency also stated that the infestation hadn’t yet penetrated farther north than Oaxaca and Veracruz, 700 miles from the U.S. border.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
In the summers, though, they’re mostly on the road, driving from infestation to infestation.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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