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whiff

[hwif, wif] / ʰwɪf, wɪf /


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The Knicks are still up, tickets are still going for the price of a year of private kindergarten, but there’s a whiff of the old city cynicism in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Visitors to Oroboro and other elegant stores in New York can get a whiff of incense burning as they browse the racks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

On social media, Rice has made no secret of her continued contempt for Becerra, a display that carries no small whiff of ax-grinding and score-settling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Sure, the tech rally can go on for a bit longer, but the stocks are vulnerable to a steep drop at even a whiff of trouble.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

I catch a whiff of mazapán de almendra, the almond marzipan of this land, and think of all I will miss.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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