smelly
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They produce 60 tonnes of the sweet yet smelly fruit, which is driven in frozen containers thousands of kilometres north into China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
As the day goes on, these smelly specimens will close back up and collapse, losing their infamously rotten odor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
But in recent years those living nearby have complained that it regularly turns green in the summer and has become smelly and slimy.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
The Boy Finnegan didn’t like the way Danny ate everything on his dinner plate, even the smelly cauliflower, because then Mother Finnegan said, “Why can’t you be more like Danny?”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
“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
"Hatred is the rawest, smelliest, most awful thing that anyone stood in the middle of," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
It’s like saying that the smelliest dog in town got four baths this week.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
“Odorless” on the label means it has been refined even more to strip it of some of the smelliest — and most toxic — ingredients.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2023
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
Korean food is the tastiest but makes the smelliest poops.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
