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[sent] / sɛnt /




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People drifted in and out, collecting bags of food or hot plates, as the air filled with the scent of cooking.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

As long as the full-size product’s box is sealed, customers can return the perfume for a full refund or exchange it for another scent from the company’s stock of past fragrances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The UCR team has also explored another clever way to improve termite control: using scent to draw termites toward treated wood.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Tayebeh Farahizadeh goes into the bedroom of her 7-year-old daughter, Esra, to be surrounded by Esra’s belongings, holding onto the dolls that she says still carry her daughter’s scent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Wolf had never hunted reindeer, but he knew the scent well, for his mother used to bring him the branches that grow from reindeers’ heads, with the hide hanging off in delicious, chewable tatters.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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