smells
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Of particular importance were genes responsible for odorant receptors, which enable ants to detect and respond to smells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Maas writes that Rhysand smells like citrus, sea salt and rain and his wings, which he can hide at will, look leathery and dark-scaled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"We have just been walking around, looking at the people and the atmosphere, and you can feel that the air is completely different. Everything smells of freedom."
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
She, too, was worried about traffic, smells and possible contamination of nearby waterways.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
CPU smells good like corn chips and bad like dog breath, but she feels warm against me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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