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Which brings us to the biggest whiff in a career full of them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

“There’s nothing like attractive real yields and a whiff of slower growth to shift the narrative and spur a renewed bid into rates,” said Melson at Natixis.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

There is much work to do in defence, for sure, but they can do that work from a position of strength - with the whiff of an extra £40m in their nostrils.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

If every Miyazaki movie has a whiff of biographical relevance, one might see “Kiki’s Delivery Service” as his statement of creative purpose and motivation.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

He’s only been gone a couple days, but he’d give anything to catch a whiff of the flowery perfume Shenice started wearing at the beginning of the year, or hear one of Drake’s corny jokes.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

The laughs keep coming, especially when a little bot in a soccer jersey whiffs a kick and splats on its back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Despite those whiffs of corruption, the deal could let the Department of Defense acquire shares in NABEP, the Wall Street Journal reports.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Even with the altitude affecting the shape of his pitches, he was getting whiffs on his curveball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

In referencing punk culture, Gyllenhaal whiffs her mark, which is somehow even more punk.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

The air was calm, though animals’ slops and whiffs of burning wood made it rank.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi

He whiffed and, as his belly careened iceward, made a desperate swat at the puck that lifted it over the glove of the Vegas goalie to give the Hurricanes a lead they’d never relinquish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Howden had a chance to double the lead less than six minutes before the second intermission, but he whiffed trying to bat a loose puck in an open net from the right side.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

In their mutual aim for a modern twist on a timeless classic, both the star-studded, multi-million dollar Apple TV+ movie and the low-budget indie comedy whiffed it entirely.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

Thairo Estrada whiffed on a curveball in the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

Anyway, he hadn’t sniffed it, he had only whiffed it.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

Ohtani fouled off the next two pitches before whiffing on a sinker to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani each struck out on three pitches from Rangers setup man David Robertson, Betts swinging through a 93-mph cut-fastball and Ohtani whiffing on an 86-mph, down-and-in knuckle-curve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024

After whiffing on a check attempt on Sprong on Detroit’s goal, Entwistle tied it at 1 when he converted a nice setup by Reese Johnson at 3:29.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2024

Besides whiffing on his pass to clear the puck on Montreal’s first goal, Hill said he was happy with his performance while improving to 5-0-1 after the first month of the season.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

By day nineteen after the whiffing incident, when they hadn’t had any bloody noses, Peter Jahrling and Tom Geisbert began to regard themselves as definite survivors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston