smelly
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Mexico is deploying specialized navy ships to fight a massive influx of sargassum on the country's Caribbean beaches, authorities said Thursday, as the smelly seaweed threatens the crucial tourism sector.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Some couples say their marriages hinge on one party coming around to their spouse’s cat, dealing with severe rashes, smelly litter boxes and early wakeups for love.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The ones I could actually get were dark, smelly or unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
They saw "smelly shoes as an opportunity for re-designing the traditional shoe rack for a better user experience".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
I write: Why bother with that smelly bathroom if no one else cares about it?
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
“In certain directions, I definitely picked up on the sweaty socks, sweaty gym clothes, but probably luckily not full-on rotting meat, but definitely a smellier plant than average,” Lister said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
By the way, if you’re wondering why some parts of us are smellier than others, Thomas says you can think of the human body like a bunch of different ecosystems.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2022
"Thankfully he didn't seem to find his capture too alarming and hadn't released his spray in defence - otherwise it would have been a much smellier rescue mission."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021
It’s just a bad setup and the more people look into it, the smellier it looks.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
Within fifteen minutes, so many people had shown up that the room got hotter and more humid and even smellier.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
It’s like saying that the smelliest dog in town got four baths this week.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Or is it because chopping garlic is one of the most menial, least pleasurable, smelliest of tasks, and a refusal to do so indicates a resistance to work for our food?
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022
Some have described it as “barnyardy” or “pungent” or even, rather archly, “the world’s smelliest noodle.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2021
Jonny: We made an unbelievable par save on the ninth; it was the smelliest nine-footer down the hill and it kept us going.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2017
Korean food is the tastiest but makes the smelliest poops.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
