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odor

[oh-der] / ˈoʊ dər /


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The smell is "like excrement," said 68-year-old Patricio Velasquez, who shuts himself inside every summer due to the odor emanating from the dump.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

They make a kitchen look messier than it is, they can develop an odor, and they’ll only get harder to clean tomorrow.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Each smell receptor detects a specific set of odor molecules, making the system far more intricate.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

When the priceless liquid is poured, the group is horrified by the odor: The wine is corked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He smelled the faint scent of Gibby’s strawberry shampoo, mixed with a tinge of body odor from Ridge—he hadn’t showered, after all—and the unplaceable odor that was, no doubt, Beejee.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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