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stinking

[sting-king] / ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ /


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Stafford Hopkins is good-looking, brilliant, successful and stinking rich.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

Just last month a massive stinking lump of wet wipes, fat and oil was removed from a west London sewer.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

The first obstacle was that I didn't know she would be so stinking cute, with a perfect little smile that made me want to spoil her rotten.

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024

Jeanne and Jacob leaned over their own stinking serving of the stuff.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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