stinks

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As the American painter recalled years later, Borger in the 1920s was a settlement of “rough shacks, oil rigs, pungent stinks from gas pockets, and broad-faced, big-boned Texas oil speculators.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

“The running joke in the community was, ‘The first product stinks, the second one’s better, and the third one’s where they get it right.’

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The answer was a very direct "no", but Ross took the chance to opine that "this stinks".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

I don’t think Cletus bathes much, though he never exactly stinks.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant