odor
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She works at Eastman Avenue Elementary School, which is less than a mile from the warehouse, and worries the odor will not be resolved by the time students return to school in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Search and rescue operations had largely concluded by Friday morning, but thick smoke and an intense odor lingered, Xinhua reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
She lives about four blocks away from the Lineage warehouse and says the odor is, at times, like burning chicken and feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
The author’s authoritative tone is undermined by the odor of hasty research.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The longer it baked, the more it smelled like a wet dog that had recently encountered an angry skunk, and the terrible odor lingered for days afterward.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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In 1947, after reports of strong odors were reported, a huge crowd on the street watched as police and city officials pried their way inside to look for the brothers’ bodies.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The notice of violation was issued on July 12th, after the agency received more than 40 public complaints of rotten, sour, garbage-type odors in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
JD Vance, RFK Jr. and other officials swear by a diet of grass-fed meat and fermented foods, even when the odors cause friction at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
From afar, Chile's Tiltil landfill almost resembles just another mountain, but the growing rubbish pile has created a daily nightmare of odors, flies and health concerns for residents nearby.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
I wanted to tell her that I did have some small difficulty in distinguishing colors, but that I could detect odors very well.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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