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smelling





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“People are seeing with their own eyes, and I think frankly smelling with their own nose,” Mr. Sabet, 47, says in a phone interview.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Thirteen birds were discovered around Mill Road in Peel coated in an unknown orange substance and "smelling like fish oil", while "many more" had been spotted, Manx Wild Bird Aid said.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

It was the worst smelling place I’ve ever been in my whole life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

Emergency workers stood on the charred roof, still smelling of burning, sawing off damaged sections and tossing the debris into a pile.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

Havdalah was short: four simple blessings, a sip of wine, smelling the spices, and extinguishing the candle.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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