The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two-spotted crickets, among others.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Among the more poignant moments, Charles laments the loss of wildlife at Highgrove, noting when he first moved in there nearly five decades ago he would hear cuckoos and see grasshoppers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
"This carbohydrate bias, or the 'donut diet,' is optimal for populations of locusts and swarming grasshoppers," Cease says.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
Or I’d cut up fruit for Methuselah, still hanging around begging, and catch grasshoppers for Leon, the chameleon we keep in a wooden crate.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
