smelling salts
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It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
George Kittle, the 49ers All-Pro tight end, jumped on an NFL Network broadcast to proclaim that smelling salts were crucial to his performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
“I’m a regular user of smelling salts, taking them for a boost of energy before every offensive drive,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2025
Then, somehow, he was up, and Manny was forcing the acrid smelling salts under his nose, forcing him back to reality.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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