worm
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Researchers identified an enzyme in the worm that can break microbial PHAs into smaller molecules that animals are able to use.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
There will always be anglers who prefer a worm or an old-style spinner, topwater or crankbait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
To test this, Chai sliced worms lengthwise and fused each one with part of a different worm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The glow worm population is thought to be at risk nationally from loss of habitat, climate change and light pollution.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"They probably never had to do a worm before," Sam whispered back.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Bessent has opened up a couple of cans of worms, said Lou Crandall, chief economist at Wrightson ICAP, which makes it harder for the Fed and the Treasury Department to communicate to the markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Responding to the disagreement between ministers, he said Voisin's public comments had "opened a can of worms".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Some days it feels like we’re losing a battle against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Previous research showed that EPS8 accumulates as worms grow older and activates damaging stress responses that shorten their lifespan.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
It surprised me to see a girl not afraid to pick up worms.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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
On a farm nestled in the Surrey Hills, young people are helping herd cows and build pens so they can be wormed.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
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
Little by little, the women wormed her story out of her—or as much of it as Nhamo dared to tell.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Hydatid disease can be passed from dogs to humans, and public health campaigns about 25 years ago highlighted the importance of regular worming treatments and hand hygiene after handling animals.
From BBC ● Aug. 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
We can recognize the ridiculousness of folk tales, by they have a way of worming into our national narrative infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
The thought of Scout worming his way through my hole in my fence and finding my ball makes me nuts.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
