pungent
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Glendale resident Trinity Shi, 42, witnessed three blooms at the Huntington in 2022 and 2023 and compared the smell to rotten fish: pungent, but not unbearable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The delicacy infused with beneficial bacteria remains a traditional Japanese breakfast staple, but their pungent aroma, viscous texture and yeasty taste divide even their homeland.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Packets of food were strewn across the floor, doors hung off their hinges, and a pungent smell of faeces filled the air.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Mr. Sullivan’s portraits are judicious and sharp, and he makes good use of pungent quotes from the newspaper scribes of the day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
There was a smell, a fire very different from ours, pungent, painful as thistles to the nose.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
Vocabulary lists containing pungent
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