fume
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Angel now looks like Italy’s PM and parishioners fume.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026
You can review this earlier WSJ explainer that gives a bit more context about what a fume event is and how it can happen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
On the first two legs, he and first officer Eric Tellman noticed a dirty sock-like smell—an indicator of a fume event—spreading through the Airbus A319 just as they started their descent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
But they said the evidence pointed to his fume event as the trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
“And you have spots on your face you have neglected to paint over,” I countered, which made her fume silently.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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