mildew

She said there were no mold issues in the East building but that the shower curtains were torn and had developed mold and mildew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He said mildew is a common regional issue his team fixes as necessary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

But if you simply must have your cauliflower florets, Markon notes that recent and upcoming rainy conditions may also lead to black mold, mildew and off-color in fresh supplies.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

When tested on wheat, these compounds helped protect against fungal infections such as powdery mildew.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025

He leaned his head back against the stone and breathed in the mildew.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

All regions suffered from factors ranging from droughts and floods to water shortages and unexpected mildews.

From Salon ● May 1, 2024

Some fungi take the form of molds and mildews, which are commonly seen on rotting food.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018

In particular, he and his team are working on alternative treatments for common vine mildews; the conventional one, copper sulphate, accumulates in soil in doses that are toxic to wildlife.

From Nature ● Dec. 19, 2012

"It's bulky if you move it, traceable if you bank it, and it mildews if you bury it."

From Time Magazine Archive

Indolence iz one ov the wust mildews i kno ov—it iz the grate leak that haz let thousands ov men drizzle away.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw

When Bill first saw her small, shabby, mildewed lab space, she was momentarily ashamed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

For me to even open an envelope meant a trip to my stepmother’s house, where the precious cache was moldering in a mildewed basement.

From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025

This is how Lili Anolik found herself digging through the mildewed trash pile of Eve Babitz’s personal effects after her death in late 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Items can be in any condition except wet, mildewed or contaminated with hazardous materials.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

A puff of air smelling of mildewed carpet and stale bread hit her nostrils.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

If your bathroom is cramped, super-plush towels will be a challenge to store and might not dry quickly enough to avoid mildewing.

From Slate ● Jan. 4, 2019

Eventually, the family sold the mildewing house, with its grand veranda and inner courtyard, and moved into a three-room flat.

From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016

Now, I was wearing rapidly mildewing clothes and getting crushed by a Slovak and a Brit in a multinational game of Monopoly.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2012

Gun dealers all over the Gulf Coast region were driven out of business by the hurricane, and they sent their wet and mildewing records to Martinsburg.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2010

He could smell Tuf-Skin and ankle tape, week-old perspiration, moist towels mildewing in forgotten lockers, foot powder, ammonia, and unwashed socks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy