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pungent

[puhn-juhnt] / ˈpʌn dʒənt /




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Still, with its smooth strings, creamy brass, pungent winds and friendly percussion, Noseda’s NSO came across as a gracious orchestra meant to please, and, consequently, a seemingly marvelous anomaly in an otherwise divisive present-day D.C.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

As the fireworks clear from Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina Sunday, let’s take a moment to bask in the afterglow and pungent ranch dressing burps of the just-completed 2026 North American World Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

The pungent smell of death emanates from the Caracas morgue, an odour that thousands of liters of donated chlorine cannot mask.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

But an unusually abundant 2026 has crashed the price of the prickly, pungent fruit beloved in large parts of Asia.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

A few drops of pungent liquid began to drip from the free end of the hose.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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