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miasma

[mahy-az-muh, mee-] / maɪˈæz mə, mi- /


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That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Few writers since Henry James can create an atmosphere of doubt around events and character as effectively as this author does, and in “Venetian Vespers” the miasma thickens at every turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Maddow then segued into a more comprehensive discussion about the rule of law, which she argued was not an abstract "miasma" but rather, is "specific stuff."

From Salon • May 7, 2024

They were interning at a local dance studio, teaching yoga to kids and unsteadily emerging from a miasma of childhood depression.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

And he will handle hundreds of us today, carry us to the tent, touch our skin and clothes, breathe our miasma.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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