funky
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Kulgod's co-founder Itamar Bitan, 28, who spent four years in an Israeli special-forces canine unit, said the dogs were trained using "positive reinforcement" to detect a "specific funky smell" for a reward.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Though Root did at least allow Tongue three slips and two leg slips for his hat-trick ball after tea, he stuck with three for the most part here and barely ventured into the funky.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Located just over an hour away from his Malibu Colony retreat, the funky dwelling, which is set on 5.7 acres, has a total of five bedrooms and five bathrooms.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“And it’s a struggle for him in Season 2 for a lot of it. And then you see what happens. He’s in a funky place, but he’ll handle it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The smell of sweat and funky socks was all over the place and guys were screaming just to hear themselves screaming.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
While the exterior features a traditional red brick facade, the interior follows a much funkier black-and-white theme throughout the main living spaces.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Cheese: Parmigiano-Reggiano is classic, but try Manchego or Pecorino for a funkier edge.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
It’s a return to their powers, now funkier than ever.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
It is funkier and grittier than the others that precede it, no doubt because of the chemistry that existed between Williams, the bassist Ronnie Boykins and the legendary drummer Roy Haynes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
He released his latest track Heatwave in February, which his label describes as a "piano house" with "funkier UK" influences.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2022
The funkiest thing a “radioactive shrimp” would do—that is, if you put a radiation sensor over such a crustacean, says Pillai—is beep.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
Try to find an ensemble, from the staunchest to the funkiest, that hasn’t gotten into the act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
“She was just the funkiest, silliest, most wonderful person,” said Giffen, who remembered talking with Olds about a customer complaint Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
Headon’s killer drum intro fires one of the rhythm section’s funkiest grooves.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
Morality is mostly funk, and I think you’re the funkiest man I ever came across in my travels.
From Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad
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