miasma
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That perfection of air and climate that lured filmmakers here in the first place was being lost in a brown miasma.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
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
Another took footage inside, a miasma of smoke quickly obscuring the camera lens as passengers shouted and cabin crew tried to direct their next moves.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024
And he will handle hundreds of us today, carry us to the tent, touch our skin and clothes, breathe our miasma.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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