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smelling





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The Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, got a collective whiff of smelling salts before Sunday’s game, having suffered an embarrassing loss at Washington a week earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

A citizens' group said on social media that one resident in the street where the explosion happened had alerted authorities after smelling a possible gas leak.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Compared with both the water control and milk chocolate conditions, smelling dark chocolate was consistently associated with lower hunger, less desire and intention to eat, and greater feelings of fullness before exercise.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Drivers who use air fresheners are just trying to keep their cars smelling good between passengers, says Chris Gerace, who’s been driving for Uber and Lyft for a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

That’s how I had my interview: smelling of cows.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola


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