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The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's Borneo, as waves of thick smoke from the forest fires burning below waft over her.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

It also isn’t uncommon for wildfire smoke from the U.S. to waft into Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

I inhale, letting new smells — something minty and palo santo-y, maybe? — waft over me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026

Imagine playing as Mario, pirouetting through the Mushroom Kingdom as a waft of a Fire Flower power-up hits you.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

They crystallized in the bright air and hovered, twirled a bit to catch the light on their angles, and then waited for a breeze to waft them away.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

Instead, it leaks, gushes or wafts from landfills, oil and gas equipment and manure pits at dairy operations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The scent of Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot wafts through the front room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

"Life is short as a drying drop of water. Don't be sad," a singer's voice wafts into the street.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

On summer nights the sound of laughter from pubs and bars wafts through his neighbourhood - but so does the stench of rubbish.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

His scent, sharp and smoky, wafts over me.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

In response, she wafted her hand around at the surrounding mountains as a flock of harlequin ducks flew overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It wafted across Paris for about 25 minutes at about 3,000 feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

Mr. Williams, a chef based in New York, was born and raised in a beachside village on St. Vincent, where the smell of kitchen smoke often wafted in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

They made do with no running water, and soon the smell of grilled fish wafted through the site.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

When he opened the door, the smell of strong coffee wafted out with him.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

In Taipei, temples are everywhere, wedged between shops and apartment blocks, their incense smoke wafting into busy intersections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

On the island of Borneo, the mayor of the city of Pontianak ordered schools closed due to the smoke wafting over the city from fires elsewhere.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Taken along with the overall stink that still hangs on the Globes, which joins the general toxicity wafting in the air a mere 11 days into 2026, however, it’s all pretty deflating.

From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026

It has been maligned for gas leaks, and was the reason a plane was grounded after passengers remonstrated against the smell wafting from the cargo hold.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

She sniffed them, wafting the smell toward her nose with a mitt.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell