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fetor

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as in stench

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Recent Examples of fetor The musty aroma didn’t supplant the fetor of failure and futility that hung in the air and along the corridors, like inert gases or the ghosts of the League of Nations. — Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019 The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops. — Alexandra Mullen, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017

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After the smoke subsided, residents reported feeling effects from the stench of rotting meat and food from the warehouse interior, where it had been stored frozen on tall racks that were hundreds of feet across.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Cleanup efforts, meanwhile, were continuing at the Lineage Logistics food-storage warehouse following the massive June 17 fire, with the stench of rotting food and pest problems disrupting the surrounding neighborhood, according to reports.

— City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stench

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Some people who rapidly transitioned from aluminum-containing antiperspirant to natural deodorant have noted unpleasant results on social media, including malodor, significant sweating and irritation of the underarm area.

— Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2022
Aversive smells, too, can be linked to particular receptors, and malodor has lately been a major subject of inquiry for Firmenich.

— Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021

Definition of malodor

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One of Parton’s first forays into purer pop, this single has the stomp and shuffle of funk and could easily be retrofitted into disco DJ sets.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, mired in a funk and aiming to turn things around, instead looked flat and struggled at home Saturday night in a 2-1 loss to a Toronto team that had won just one of its previous 14 games.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026

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Sam Howell still got his shot in the second half, but an interception lobbed into the end zone put a huge stink on his chances to make up ground.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026
There were flakes of gray ash on the rocks, and the choking stink of wet soot.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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