bugs
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of bugs
Example Sentences
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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
They found the tool could locate dormant bugs lurking in decades-old code and easily 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
Most hackers wouldn’t have even looked at Provos’s old code, assuming that it had been picked over for bugs, Provos said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Some looked like worms and lizards, some like cute versions of bugs, and others that ended in a puff of fine feathers.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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