plague
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Generally, a plague is defined as 800 mice per hectare, he says.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“They may return to plague him and the industry he represents, as well as organized society.”
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
While this shift raises new concerns, it also has the potential to eliminate many of the frustrations that plague current systems.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
So is Ms. Jones, even though Mrs. Bennet is a shrewish plague upon her most introverted daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Meanwhile, banks and companies were failing across America, strikes threatened everywhere, and cholera had begun a slow white trek across Europe, raising fears that the first plague ships would soon arrive in New York Harbor.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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