odor
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Of course, coverups usually fail, but most fail in ways that leave no heroes, only a permanent odor of malfeasance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
These include PFAS—or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—to repel water and stains, formaldehyde-releasing resins to resist wrinkles, biocides to control odor, silicone softeners and dyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Many odor molecules evaporate, break down, or change with time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Acetone is useful in an experiment, but its flammability and strong odor make it poorly suited to routine household treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
I gagged when I smelled the greenish-black crust that lined the hull, with its odor of old vegetables and the special Alabama grease Nana always smothered on my cuts.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Remarkably, cats continued to show reduced responses to previously encountered urine odors even after gaps lasting months.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
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
Over the years the odors of liquor and vomit, boiled cabbage and burned meat, unwashed clothes and mouse droppings have intermingled into a stench that brings tears to my eyes.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing odor
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