odor
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“I saw thick smoke and smelled a strong odor of gunpowder,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Christina Siceloff, 41 years old, can still smell a faint chemical odor after a downpour, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Since Lineage’s 500,000-square-foot warehouse caught fire June 17, the South Coast Air Quality Management District has received more than 4,000 odor complaints and has issued Lineage at least 20 violation notices for public nuisance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
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And, Jurado said, “it does not erase two months of odors, pests, and disruption.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
Bass acknowledged foul odors and pest infestations continue to plague residents, and noted she was most concerned for Los Angeles students returning to school next week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
A permit application to rebuild the Lineage cold-storage warehouse has been met with fierce backlash from politicians as well as residents who are still contending with putrid odors and health concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
A breeze blew into the kitchen, stirring the ruffled curtains and carrying with it the odors of grass and flowers and orange blossoms.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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