Example Sentences

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With 4C global warming by 2100, there could be up to 18,000 heat-related deaths a year across the UK, while parts of Wales would also become suitable for disease-carrying mosquitoes, the report warns.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Fair enough, but mosquitoes do convey an enormous disease burden, as vectors, to human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The spiders benefit humans by acting as natural pest control, eating mosquitoes, biting flies and invasive stink bugs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

According to the World Health Organization, climate change -- through increased rainfall, temperatures and humidity -- can in some cases accelerate malaria transmission by enabling mosquitoes to breed faster.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The freedom of testing your limits draws you back, even when the mosquitoes bite, even when the clouds roll in, even when you feel like the world is ending.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith