pungent
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The history of papermaking becomes far less romantic and considerably more pungent during the industrial age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Still, with its smooth strings, creamy brass, pungent winds and friendly percussion, Noseda’s NSO came across as a gracious orchestra meant to please, and, consequently, a seemingly marvelous anomaly in an otherwise divisive present-day D.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Glendale resident Trinity Shi, 42, witnessed three blooms at the Huntington in 2022 and 2023 and compared the smell to rotten fish: pungent, but not unbearable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But an unusually abundant 2026 has crashed the price of the prickly, pungent fruit beloved in large parts of Asia.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I hugged him tight, his fur smelling like a mix of dogs and vet chemicals, pungent and sterile.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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