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Noun
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In Goma, a city of two million, the stench of death and the sounds of sirens wafted over the streets for days.—
Guerchom Ndebo,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Balda posits that the stench of Fort Worth’s Stockyards, carried north by prevailing winds, also dissuaded any big migrations toward the county line.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The vibe: His sets lean into jazz, disco, Latin and funk, creating a high-energy atmosphere without the late-night commitment.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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Breaks my heart that Citizen King never became a bigger thing because their blend of hip-hop, new wave rock and funk lived in my CD player for a couple of summers in the early 2000s.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What else is going on Does your home reek of wildfire smoke?—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Having said that, on a site that reeks of 1995 in its online sophistication, both documents are downloadable.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Staleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staleness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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