smelling salts
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Kyle Shanahan must believe the olfactory exhilaration of smelling salts enhances his coaching ability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
George Kittle, the 49ers All-Pro tight end, jumped on an NFL Network broadcast to proclaim that smelling salts were crucial to his performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
She came running with smelling salts, but she got it too close to her mistress’s nose.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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