stinker
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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
When Cook returned to England for the 2010 summer, the left-hander had a "stinker".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
“I wouldn’t spend two more seconds thinking about what happened in that game,” Harbaugh said of Herbert’s four-interception stinker in a loss to the Houston Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
Then that stinker Paulie T. said, “I’m still mad, and don’t think I’m forgetting anything, Ida B. And I’m not too sure about forgiving, either.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Never mind that DC Studios had, at the time, released several stinkers already.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Yes, I had a few stinkers, but also some really good ones.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
And yes, he helped write some serious stinkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
This is curious, and the scientists suspect it has something to do with spotted skunks being the smallest of North America’s stinkers.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
I think I might enjoy writing end-of-term reports for the stinkers in my class.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
