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roach

[rohch] / roʊtʃ /


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Lucy Galvin, the city council leader, said she and other residents had noticed dead pike, carp, roach, eel, rudd and dace.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

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

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

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025

The typical alternative fund is “a roach motel,” says Auwaerter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Her eyes followed a roach that darted beneath the refrigerator.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

“You turn the lights on, and the roaches run.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The spokesperson urged reptile owners who have been using dubia roaches as feeders to seek legal alternatives such as crickets and wood roaches.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Inmates are housed in unsafe, dirty facilities infested with roaches and rats, Bonta said in a news conference Monday, and lack basic access to clean water and edible food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025

Sliding through the metal detectors, I overheard a sergeant explain how he put down his lunch, turned to grab a spoon, and, as he lifted the lid of his bowl, roaches squirmed underneath.

From Slate ● May 19, 2025

Finn helped Mel and Petey knock the roaches from the old frames.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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