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Our landlord, the bloodsucker, just raised our rent again.
the union accused the company executives of being bloodsuckers, since they had given themselves raises at a time when the rank and file were forced to take cuts in their benefits
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Anglers in the Upper Midwest fish the ribbon-like bloodsuckers under a slip bobber or as an add-on to a plain lead head jig or Lindy Rig (a walking or bottom-bouncing style of presentation that combines an angled sinker with a fluorocarbon leader and a small colorful float or single spinner blade).
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
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CNN: Has the incidence of Lyme disease increased in recent years?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 June 2024
These are some hot, elegant gay bloodsuckers who speak French and flash brilliant smiles but aren’t afraid to kill to survive — kinda like Fire Island with fangs.
—Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Spike and Angel persuaded us that vampires are people too, Langella reinvented this particular legendary bloodsucker as a somber romantic hero, stuck in a cycle of everlasting life and worthy of our sympathy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
Related article How to remove ticks and what to know about these bloodsuckers
CNN: Has the incidence of Lyme disease increased in recent years?
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 13 June 2024
These are some hot, elegant gay bloodsuckers who speak French and flash brilliant smiles but aren’t afraid to kill to survive — kinda like Fire Island with fangs.
—Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Spike and Angel persuaded us that vampires are people too, Langella reinvented this particular legendary bloodsucker as a somber romantic hero, stuck in a cycle of everlasting life and worthy of our sympathy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
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“Bloodsucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodsucker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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