foul air
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The poor who reside in the city's slums and shanties, alongside millions of daily wage workers, roadside vendors and traffic policemen who work outdoors, are condemned to breathe the foul air.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
In these pits, the episode shows, soldiers burn everything from equipment to body parts to feces – and the men and women serving breath in the foul air that results.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2021
But authorities warned that residents of the scenic forest area on the California-Nevada state line weren't out of the woods yet, with risks ranging from smoky, foul air to belligerent bears.
From Fox News ● Sep. 6, 2021
But authorities warned that residents of the scenic forest area on the California-Nevada state line weren’t out of the woods yet, with risks ranging from smoky, foul air to belligerent bears.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
But the foul air was thick and oppressive, clinging to us as if anything new, clean, and fresh had to be contaminated by this noxious atmosphere or it wouldn’t survive.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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