stench
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The stench has a habit of sticking to her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The stench is similar to what residents in Boyle Heights have said they’ve endured for more than two months after a fire broke out in the massive cold-storage warehouse in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
They are the actions of a spoiled brat trying, and failing, to cover up the stench of losing.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Further on, the stench of varnish from an outhouse is overpowering.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
There’s scattered trash, the stench of soaked fires.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
People living in a County Down beauty spot have "had enough" of industrial stenches coming from Warrenpoint Port, campaigners have said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
But Danovich hoped to avoid supporting hatcheries and breeding barns, with their bright lights, noxious stenches and short lifespans for residents.
From Salon ● May 10, 2023
“Surely those negatives existed in Calcutta. But amidst the fetid stenches of Indian urban decay, I mainly recall the strong aroma of exotic spices.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022
At the heart of both stenches was the same culprit: hydrogen sulfide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
And if nothing more, invisibility has taught my nose to classify the stenches of death.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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