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rotting

ADJECTIVE
crumbling
Synonyms


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Some customers have outright walked away because they can’t stand the stench of the rotting food that remains.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He says flies have been swarming relentlessly over the past weeks, since the food that was stored in the warehouse began rotting.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Since the Lineage cold-storage warehouse burned last month, the company has been trying to remove tons of rotting meat.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The nauseating stench of rotting food filled the surrounding neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

But, as we have established, his snout was as keen as ever, and it did not miss the familiar scent of sweet, rotting trash that wafted toward him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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