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foulness

[foul-nis] / ˈfaʊl nɪs /




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The foulness is in the very air they breathe; they might choke if they thought about it.

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2022

My entirely inadequate advice will remain unchanged: Sit in the foulness of the roiling storm and do your work, whatever that may be, and triangulate by the light of whatever star feels eternal to you.

From Slate Nov. 4, 2022

You don’t need to see inside sealed legal filings to understand that the foulness wafted down from the top.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2020

If a player throws their arms skyward upon contact like they’ve just crawled through 500 yards of sewage-smelling foulness to escape the Shawshank penitentiary, then yes, they’re probably flopping.

From The Guardian Oct. 30, 2019

In Great Wexly, foulness lay on the wide road where we walked.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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