worm
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Edwin Austin, of the British military police, gives a brief but fitting eulogy: “Let the worm go to the worms.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
That’s his superpower: He’s a bearded human worm.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ali likes to use expansive spaces and incorporate fabrics and textiles, whether it’s a red, sequin-covered chador or a tubular-looking worm made out of polyester, Lycra and spandex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The discovery did not stop with a single marine worm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Florida cupped the worm and set it back in the mud.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
His every motive feels ulterior, and his inevitable simmering romance with Lowen resembles a can of worms that could pop open at any moment.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“AI is just a fundamentally different can of worms than crypto. Most people don’t interact with crypto on a regular basis, but AI is meeting people at their doorsteps,” Morse told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Board of Education, which also opened a can of worms we’re still wrestling with today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
They were the first invertebrates -- a broad group of animals including spiders, snails and worms -- shown to use celestial navigation for such long trips.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
But an extra pair of hands digging for worms wouldn’t have been the worst thing in the world.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
To her, it doesn’t matter if the scammer wormed into the email exchange from the town’s side or the company’s, because the town never spoke with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
A flaw had wormed its way into his technique at the start of those 1.3 seconds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024
The country erupted in late-night protests, and just enough legislators to form a quorum wormed their way through tanks and law enforcement to vote unanimously to end the martial law.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2024
Then he bent down and wormed his way into the center of the mat.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
The charity says the costs for owners can extend well beyond feed, with veterinary care, vaccinations, worming and farrier visits all essential to a horse's welfare.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
A clown fish embryo maturing; a parasite worming its way into a cell; tiny mites clustered around the bases of your eyelashes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
And you can just imagine what is already hitting the shops in England and will eventually be worming its way into America: King Charles III, coming soon to a mug near you.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022
The result is a mesmerizing nod to the olden days, a vertigo of queasy strings, brass and wobbly piano that feeds the paranoia and mysterious atmosphere while worming into the brain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
In fact, they were having a fine old time worming their way through the tunnel.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
