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miasma

[mahy-az-muh, mee-] / maɪˈæz mə, mi- /


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There’s some truth to this, but the overarching emphasis on miasma theory fundamentally ignores how the immune system works.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

Few writers since Henry James can create an atmosphere of doubt around events and character as effectively as this author does, and in “Venetian Vespers” the miasma thickens at every turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

It was a couple of weeks after the great smog had brought London to a standstill, and although that particularly foul miasma had dispersed, smog still regularly reduced visibility.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

They were interning at a local dance studio, teaching yoga to kids and unsteadily emerging from a miasma of childhood depression.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2024

In a terrible miasma of dog smell, which gripped him with fear and called “Run! Run!” down every nerve, he crept forward to where the eye bolt was screwed into the roof.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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