napalm
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After “The Godfather” made him a movie star in his 40s, he remained a beloved character actor for half a century, adding “I love the smell of napalm in the morning” to the cultural lexicon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
He only had a few minutes of screen time but his famous line in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 classic, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning", became legendary.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
This screen features a burned-in outline of the figure of Phan Thi Kim Phúc, who as a young girl, naked and crying after a napalm attack, was famously photographed by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
This time the drum full of "napalm" started to burn, producing acrid black smoke that stunk like rubber, plastic and petrol.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2021
It felt like napalm flushing down my esophagus.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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