bugs
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bugs
Example Sentences
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They found the tool could locate dormant bugs lurking in decades-old code and easily exploit them.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The tool can find bugs lurking in decades-old code, according to Anthropic, and autonomously find ways to exploit them.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Its code review agent has identified more than 7,500 bugs, freeing up engineers to “concentrate on higher-value work.”
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Anthropic said this week its new AI model Mythos was so good at finding and exploiting software bugs that the company has no plans to release it to the general public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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