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[sent] / sɛnt /




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The Marriott chain sells candles and diffusers with “the signature scent of your favorite hotels,” including subsidiary brands Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Westin, Sheraton and Courtyard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Bear surrendered his collar in March after a decade of being a very good boy as one of the first dogs in the country to be trained to detect the scent of koala fur.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

On better days, she strolled up to it, even hugging its jagged trunk and inhaling the earthy scent to lift her spirits.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

While completing their sets, researchers measured hunger and desire to eat after each 30-second exposure to one of the scent samples.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

I can smell the scent of her acrid medication mixing with the sweetness of flowers blooming in the humid afternoon heat.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

The conflict highlights an emerging debate about synthetic scents: Many hotels use them, but some sensitive guests consider those aromas as welcome as secondhand smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That pattern suggests that cats may retain long-term memories of particular urine scents.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“It scents closets and laundry rooms,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Under-stimulated cats may have an increased risk of obesity and urinary problems, and the ability to explore the sounds, scents and textures of the outdoors is one way to provide that enrichment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The scents in the air were familiar—hay and sweat and manure—but inside the wood-paneled confines, they were nauseating.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The researchers say exposure can be reduced by choosing unscented products, improving ventilation with exhaust fans or open windows, and avoiding devices that generate ozone while scented cleaning products are being used.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Delicious food — Jamaican patties, raspberry tarts, Nigerian-style goat, salmon tamales — scented the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

However, listing images of the property show that it is now completely empty—with not a single Juicy Couture sweatsuit or scented candle in sight, suggesting that Madison has vacated the home completely.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

They reminisce about the brown bread: those sweet, dark little wheat loaves scented with honey, molasses, cocoa powder and espresso.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

Craig Salt’d scented my sarcasm but couldn’t act on it.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The Japanese accomplish subtle scenting with nioi-bukuro, breathable sachets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

It's framed with trees laden with citrus fruits and row after row of bushy herbs, the rosemary and sage scenting the air.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023

Signs that your feline friend is bonded to you include scenting by rubbing their head on you, showing their belly, blinking and letting you get close.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 21, 2022

In the summer, the hardliners struck, scenting weakness in a man now abandoned by many liberal allies.

From Reuters ● Aug. 30, 2022

The adults were looking around, and then the woman put the monkey down, and it began to cast this way and that on the grass as if it were scenting or looking for footprints.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman




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