stench
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Nicha Rowson, a beautician who has been forced to move her studio out of her home because of the stench, said the decision to clear up the site was "amazing news".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Residents described headaches and an unrelenting bitter taste in their mouths as the stench of smoke filled their homes.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
Residents began to complain of an “unbearable” stench that they said caused headaches, nausea, and eye, ear and nose irritation.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
He explained about the warning signs—the rotten-egg stench of sulfur gas, the mudslides, and, of course, the pit vipers.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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