scent
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The rodents have scent glands on their feet and trample on their droppings to mark their territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dogs normally interpret people using many signals at once, including facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and scent.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The waxy scent that drifts up the escalators at the Los Angeles Central Library is immediately familiar to anyone who remembers the Mold-A-Rama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
An illustration shows middle C having the scent of a rose; the C two octaves higher, jasmine; in the rumbly bass, clove and vanilla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The first stars were glittering in the sky and on the warm breeze, the scent of earth and heart berries came to me.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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Nadira Goffe argues that watching the film in 4DX—which features, among other things, scents, moving chairs, and sprays of water—is the superior way to experience the epic adventure.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Inspired by the Alps of northern Italy, each of the six scents captures a moment, place or object from founder Ermenegildo Zegna’s life, preserving memory through fragrance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Bananas also are trending on TikTok, and so we just introduced two more banana-based scents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The New York-based business makes a variety of products, ranging from scents for perfumes to ingredients used in food that can help digestion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The shape of one particular bald head looked like Smithy’s, and the singular stench of Rasseem’s teeth, which outwrestled all other scents in the fragrant bazaar, meant that he was nearby as well.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Here, they get cooked with butter, brown sugar, orange zest and salt until glossy and jammy, then folded into a simple sour cream cake scented generously with cardamom.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
They reminisce about the brown bread: those sweet, dark little wheat loaves scented with honey, molasses, cocoa powder and espresso.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“We can never go back to the old days where the air was clean and pure and sweet and scented with orange blossoms.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Daniel Chiaberta zips through the crowds at the FAO Schwarz toy store in Midtown Manhattan, pointing out giant giraffe plush toys, luxury teddy bears and scented slime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
“They’ve scented a marten, that’s all. Those brutes stink so strong even I could pick up their smell!”
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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The Japanese accomplish subtle scenting with nioi-bukuro, breathable sachets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
It left Declan Rice running around outnumbered trying to plug gaps, England's vulnerable defence wide open time after time as possession was turned over, Greece scenting their chance.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
Signs that your feline friend is bonded to you include scenting by rubbing their head on you, showing their belly, blinking and letting you get close.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2022
In the summer, the hardliners struck, scenting weakness in a man now abandoned by many liberal allies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2022
He tried for them in all directions, but his nose was useless, the fine scenting nerves numbed by ash and soot.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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