worm
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Forget the worm, this early bird was after the seed - and a very special one at that.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
We’ve all experienced the tendency of AI chatbots to tell us what we want to hear, but there are two other, more nuanced factors that help chatbots worm their way into human hearts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
"The screw worm can be detected easily, and it can be treated," he told journalists.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
This is a case of the early bird losing the worm.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Doubt wriggled through Koffi's insides like an invasive worm.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Forestry and Land Scotland has also confirmed the presence of slow worms in the wider restoration area, although reptile population numbers are not known.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
This trend prompted researchers about two decades ago to investigate whether certain intestinal worms could be used to treat inflammatory conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Since then, her net worth has doubled, and while most of us can’t claim to know her on a personal level, from the outside it seems she has developed billionaire brain worms.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Well, you’re opening up a whole can of worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But he had never thought very much about worms until now.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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
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
"Or they've wormed their way in through a friend. They get their foot in the door and it goes from there."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
Malfoy was still smarting about the mud-throwing incident in Hogsmeade and was even more furious that Harry had somehow wormed his way out of punishment.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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
After all, it’s unclear whether there’s a technical solution to keeping A.I. from worming into student papers.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2022
But Bossie has been slowly but surely worming his back into the fold ever since.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 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
“I return you to the earth,” she whispered, worming her fist into the tiny space.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
