nostrils
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Getting into an Uber or Lyft has become an assault on the nostrils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The species also had a snout that extended farther beyond its nostrils than those of other crocodiles living at the time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
"Swollen face, a fever, lameness, drooling and crusting of the nostrils - if you do come across any of those clinical signs ring the department immediately and we will investigate."
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
She wears layers of clothes and a bandana around her face to protect herself from chemicals on the plants that she says burned her nostrils as she breathed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
"I think you hit him with too much ooh. Like...smells more like eww," Candace joked, curling her top lip up under her nostrils.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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