rotten
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The protein, called Cystathionine γ-lyase, or CSE -- best known for generating hydrogen sulfide, the gas that smells like rotten eggs -- appears to play a key role in how memory forms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
“I said I’m not paying rent, because there’s mice, there’s rats, the floor is rotten, one bathtub there is no water,” he said in the video.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Versus rotten Brooklyn on Friday—a team thoroughly committed to the tank—the Celtics shot a silly 66.7%, the second-best shooting performance in team history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Jerry uses his “you-betcha” Midwestern accent to disguise his discontent, but beneath his charlatan smile lurks a rotten, greedy soul.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
The only way to ensure that nobody found out how rotten I was inside, was if I kept my distance.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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