bugs
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bugs
Example Sentences
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With Claude, building the code that exploited the two MacOS bugs took five days, Calif says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Additionally, the AI push has allowed more nontechnical employees to identify bugs and request coding fixes.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Some pest sprays have already been used in tent camps to combat the growing menace from bugs.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
These include scabies – caused by mites, lice and bed bugs.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Rania is elegantly written code without any of the problems that hazmats call bugs.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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