New World
Example Sentences
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Department of Agriculture confirmed the detection of New World screwworm in the umbilical area of a bovine in Zavala County, Texas, more than 60 miles from the northern Mexico border.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The plan to prevent a US outbreak of the New World Screwworm focuses on deploying hundreds of millions of genetically-altered sterile flies.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"The good news is that we have successfully eradicated New World screwworm from the United States before," Bloodgood said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
A calf in southern Texas tested positive for the New World screwworm, the first instance of the deadly fly-borne parasite detected in U.S. livestock since 1966.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
When we in the United States think of the most populous New World societies existing in 1492, only those of the Aztecs and the Incas tend to come to our minds.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
