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stinker

[sting-ker] / ˈstɪŋ kər /




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And those “prestige” titles are declining in quality, too, leaving one to wonder what a quantity-over-quality business like Netflix stands to gain from putting out stinker after stinker.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

The judges did admirable work laying out the historical record, saying, “This is a stinker, this is a loser.”

From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025

Bournemouth were impressive at Molineux on Saturday but Wolves did not half make things easy for them, and their goalkeeper Jose Sa had a real stinker.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024

There was a lot to process two days after that stinker of a home opener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

She inspected the damage done by her stinker of a goat.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Never mind that DC Studios had, at the time, released several stinkers already.

From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026

And yes, he helped write some serious stinkers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025

After all, the Kraken have also played stinkers against good teams: Losing badly to the New York Rangers, Vegas, Colorado, Edmonton and Vancouver at times.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

"There's no-one else who's got their dad in the stadium calling the race. I've had so many stinkers where he's been calling it that it's nice to have this."

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022

I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl




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