putrid
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A permit application to rebuild the Lineage cold-storage warehouse has been met with fierce backlash from politicians as well as residents who are still contending with putrid odors and health concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
After the eight-day-long fire in a 500,000-square-foot Boyle Heights warehouse, eastern Los Angeles residents are contending with putrid smells, soot and potentially hazardous airborne chemicals after heavy plumes of smoke spread throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Overall viewership for Milan Cortina has doubled the putrid Beijing numbers of four years ago, according to NBC, setting up these Winter Games to be the most-watched in a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
"Noam. I d love your advice on how I handle my putrid press," Epstein wrote, adding that media coverage was "spiralling out of control".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
It is not the smell of rotten grass or my own body odor but a smell so putrid that my stomach coils.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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