rotting

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Before our kids even learn the alphabet, we hand them tablets, and we know from neurological imagery that it is rotting their brains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Others had fruit sitting on the ground beneath, most of it not quite orange, rotting.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

It was a Cinderella story that smelled like rotting pumpkin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The air is rife with hydrogen sulfide, carrying the familiar smell of rotting eggs.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

His insides must be rotting and gross, but his green leaves and spikey shell are still regal.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller