rancid
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Prowling through the writer’s time in this “fog-smeared” town, Mr. Fiennes looks for the sources of Sartre’s “bleak but funny” debut work, with its “peculiarly rancid energy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Antioxidant preservatives instead slow oxidation, a chemical process that can cause foods to brown, develop unpleasant flavors, or become rancid.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Such confidence schemes are known as “pig butchering” — a particularly rancid term for a rancid business.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
As Nolso opens the door, a rancid odour escaped.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
Its breath reeked of rancid salad, smelling worse than the middle school cafeteria that time all the refrigerators stopped working on Taco Tuesday.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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