miasma
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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
Maddow then segued into a more comprehensive discussion about the rule of law, which she argued was not an abstract "miasma" but rather, is "specific stuff."
From Salon • May 7, 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
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
Instead, the surgeons believed that infections came from foul air, called miasma, which contained poisons given off by rotting plant or animal material.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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