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Yet Darnold’s final two games with the Vikings — especially his rocky effort in their first-round playoff defeat to the Los Angeles Rams — left a stench that has endured throughout the offseason, even as Darnold signed a hefty free-agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025 -
Officials reported finding cages of dead birds, a live cat and mice within the home, which also had a terrible stench.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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With the Yankees’ lineup sleepwalking its way through a fifth straight loss, the team will look to snap its funk on Wednesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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With next month’s Open Championship being held in his home nation’s Royal Portrush, McIlroy will be hoping to get himself out of this funk and back toward the top of the leaderboard.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
15 June 2025
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The belongings Regan brought with her from her home reek of smoke, and while her neighborhood escaped the fire relatively unscathed, it is surrounded by ones that were burned to the ground.—
Sasha Hupka,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The whole enterprise reeks of Marvel-itis with its endless callbacks.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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“Staleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staleness. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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