rotten
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Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
If he has traveled an arc of self-improvement, it has still landed him in a pretty rotten place.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The rest of the time, it was rotten.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Food is scarce or goes rotten because of a lack of refrigeration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
“What? You get Apex-7 for the wedding, but I get penguins? I’ve been to the aquarium. Penguins reek like rotten fish. No, thank you.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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