nose

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The olfactory bulb, located in the forebrain, processes signals from scent receptors in the nose.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Gina: Won the King George in 2024 before coming within a nose of repeating the feat at Kempton this season.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Peanut, believed to be a shepherd-husky mix, had suffered a significant traumatic injury that left him without most of his nose and his jaw dislocated.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He gave his nose a big honk, and we all shrank further.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck