rancid
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Prowling through the writer’s time in this “fog-smeared” town, Mr. Fiennes looks for the sources of Sartre’s “bleak but funny” debut work, with its “peculiarly rancid energy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Such confidence schemes are known as “pig butchering” — a particularly rancid term for a rancid business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Antioxidant preservatives serve a different purpose, helping to prevent oxidation so foods do not become brown or rancid.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
"It's an absolutely rancid, horrible smell, and it just burns your throat," says Pauline Claridge who has lived in this part of Rainham for 15 years.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
“None of your rancid stogies in here, Commander!” he brayed, the moment Root made it back to Ops.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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