smelling salts
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The hydration break arrived and it wasn't liquid that the underdogs needed, it was oxygen, smelling salts, large brandies.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026
The noted Roman naturalist and historian was indeed an early expert in fermentation, yet he also wrote about “sal ammoniac” — yes, smelling salts — in his encyclopedic work “Natural History,” published in 79 A.D.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
Sometimes it’s Harris offering Scott smelling salts — a practice Dicker, who is naturally amped, skips.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
There are no explicit rules about the use of smelling salts by players before they undergo the assessment.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
She passed some smelling salts under the old lady’s nose, making her flinch and moan, but she didn’t wake up.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
