- present participle of sniff.
sniffing
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“I believe equities are sniffing out the deteriorating credit quality in the $3 trillion of off-balance sheet items being used to finance the AI capex boom.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cats that had already become accustomed to the original sample began sniffing more again when the BFA fraction was switched.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The 33-year-old’s rounds include sniffing for burning equipment that could indicate overheating, feeling tubes for cracks and looking for faulty lighting or broken power transformers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It upset some, with one commenter writing, “I’m sitting over here crying for Jackie and Shadow. And he’s off sniffing other feathers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Then he ran toward the trail, sniffing the ground.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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