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Noun
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Vape clouds are more readily concealed than the stench of cigarette smoke.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Adding to the stench was an apparently plentiful amount of manure, which was regularly left there by pigs digging through the soil of the execution site in search of edible scraps.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The only thing missing was a surprise performance from Cincinnati's own master of funk, Bootsy Collins.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
27 July 2025
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Aaron Morales, Senior, FW Nolan Catholic Fort Worth Nolan Catholic has struggled in recent years, but Morales could be one of the players who takes them out of their funk.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The absence of these performances among the nominations reeks of a snobbishness that the Academy should have long outgrown.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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This one, sold by Lulu and Georgia, has a vintage air that will make your room reek of refinement.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 July 2025
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“Staleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staleness. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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