fume
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Angel now looks like Italy’s PM and parishioners fume.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
You can review this earlier WSJ explainer that gives a bit more context about what a fume event is and how it can happen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Dunlap left JetBlue in 2018 after struggling with severe headaches that he said got worse with successive fume events, and which his FAA physician was concerned was connected to his exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
The effects of fume events are often fleeting, mild or present no symptoms at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
“I see U.S. missiles,” he’d fume, “aimed at my dacha.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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