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odor

[oh-der] / ˈoʊ dər /


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Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Urine is stored in a tank and is vented out each day; solids are stored in canisters designed to control odor and gas buildup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Creating stronger flexibility, groundedness and rank body odor, shimmying around in 105 degree heat is having a wild, wild wellness moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Media reports said investigators were probing whether airport traffic controllers were distracted by a separate odor issue on a United Airlines flight -- the emergency to which the fire truck was responding.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He was covered with Gurgi’s shedding hair, in addition to the distressing odor of a wet wolfhound.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander




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