rodent
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Lineage has already deployed odor-control spray systems, industrial air scrubbers, and fly and rodent traps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In response to an image of the rodent working on a laptop in a preschool classroom, one user commented: “Amelia has just screamed in excitement that it’s in the class.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, with people infected by breathing in air contaminated with virus particles from rodent urine, droppings or saliva.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The team also suggested that owl pellets may have served as fuel, which could explain why the tiny rodent bones contained within them show signs of burning.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
I expected Mrs. Brisbane to tell him what a trouble-making rodent I was.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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He looked around to find the missing shoe and noticed one of the plump rodents sneaking peaks at him from behind a log.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The display also said the company had refused to address unsanitary conditions, including odors and the spread of flies and rodents into nearby properties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Most of the remains belonged to rodents, but researchers also recovered fossils from sloths, birds, reptiles, and many other animals, representing more than 50 species.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Sedentary farmers become surrounded not only by their feces but also by disease transmitting rodents, attracted by the farmers’ stored food.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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