mildew
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When tested on wheat, these compounds helped protect against fungal infections such as powdery mildew.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025
US defender Chastain vividly remembers the conditions - "the water dripping from the ceiling, the mildew - you can smell it".
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024
I spent Tuesday scrubbing any traces of mildew off the floors and consulting with my landlords about getting a professional in here to assess the water damage inside the ceilings and walls.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024
Inmates complained of rats and cockroaches in their cells and food, and inspectors said they saw mildew on ceilings, showers and in cells.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
The shelf above the coatrack was just as crammed as the space below, mostly with old clothes that were full of moth holes and eaten away by mildew.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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