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odor

[oh-der] / ˈoʊ dər /


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Lyft told its drivers in December to open windows or use odor absorbers instead of fragrances.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

“I saw thick smoke and smelled a strong odor of gunpowder,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The two inspectors “noted the particular odor emanating from the dumping of putrescent food waste,” according to the notice.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Residents of Savannah, now a tourist mecca known for its moss-draped squares and antebellum architecture, tolerated the river pollution and dismissed the mill’s rotten odor as “the smell of money.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Especially not after he has heard from Namontack that King James is a short, flabby, weak man with no teeth and the strongest body odor in London.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The building was storing millions of pounds of fresh and frozen food such as meat, bread and seafood that rotted after the blaze, prompting complaints, citations and lawsuits over foul odors and pests.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Even among those who did, many blamed the epidemic on miasma—conditions attributed to odors, stagnant water or unseen particles in the atmosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

Southern California air regulators Thursday adopted a slate of new requirements aimed at neutralizing the rancid odors from the fire-damaged Lineage warehouse that still contains millions of pounds of rotting food.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

He said the company was spending $1 million a day to get rid of the food, haul it to landfills and tamp down odors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

While he talks, von Rumpel struggles to keep his balance; the intermingling of so many odors in this shop overwhelms.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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