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vermin

[vur-min] / ˈvɜr mɪn /
NOUN
noxious or annoying small animals or insects
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It also involves the ability to communicate with stressed customers who want insects and vermin gone — and the stomach to accomplish the task.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Also, crevices larger than a quarter-inch must be sealed “to prevent vermin harborage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"There are vermin in the kitchen and in beds. It is overcrowded, it's even more overcrowding now that these protests have gone on in Tehran," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Army, had unleashed on Peter and a fellow soldier while they were hospitalized: mind control through miniature vermin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

When you think about the matter, it’s as good as any sermon, For the villeins feed the miller, and the miller feeds the vermin.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz




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