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And if you put it with the other songs, they may start smelling too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

A citizens' group said on social media that one resident in the street where the explosion happened had alerted authorities after smelling a possible gas leak.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Compared with both the water control and milk chocolate conditions, smelling dark chocolate was consistently associated with lower hunger, less desire and intention to eat, and greater feelings of fullness before exercise.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Casting his mind back, Uttam remembered that he decided to go outside, after smelling smoke, to check what was happening.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

I arrived at the café, the only café in Souilly, still smelling of smoke from the fire in the dispatch room.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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