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He toured the city’s devastated defenses in the days after Hurricane Katrina, and today remembers the sight of children’s toys floating in the rancid floodwaters, along with the stench of rotting bodies emanating from waterlogged houses.

U.S. CIVIL ENGINEERS BENT THE RULES TO GIVE NEW ORLEANS EXTRA PROTECTION FROM HURRICANES. THOSE ADJUSTMENTS MIGHT HAVE SAVED THE CITY DURING IDAALEJANDRO DE LA GARZASEPTEMBER 2, 2021TIME

Exporters made it even cheaper with labor-saving methods that allowed palm fruit to ferment and soften, though the results were rancid.

THE FASCINATING AND COMPLEX RISE OF PALM OILPURBITA SAHAJUNE 29, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

History suggests he will stubbornly try to hold on to his rancid reign in any way possible — convincing himself, and as much of the public as he can, that he is still president.

GENE WEINGARTEN: IT AIN’T OVER UNTIL THE FAT MAN SINGSGENE WEINGARTENJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POST

The Bradfords found that the skin was full of a strong—almost rancid—oil, but the flesh, though rather flavorless, was not bad.

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Truffaldino brought him the vessel, examined the expectoration, and found in it a mass of rancid rotten rhymes.

THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT CARLO GOZZI; VOLUME THE FIRSTCOUNT CARLO GOZZI

The steward supplied each mess with a daily allowance of biscuit, pork or beef, and rancid butter.

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It is generally a greasy stew of mutton, soaked with rancid butter and saffron, and seasoned with asafoetida.

MOGREB-EL-ACKSAR. B. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM

The English girl had milk with her coffee and some slices of bread spread with rancid butter.

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Rancid, ran′sid, adj. partially decomposed (used of oil or any greasy substance): sour: disgusting.

CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 3 OF 4: N-R)VARIOUS

Slices of potato fried in rancid lard will in a great measure absorb the unpleasant taste.

THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFELYDIA M. CHILD

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