smelt
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"The water smelt foul, but we never thought it could kill someone," said Arun Prajapat, who alleges that his mother Seema died after consuming the contaminated water.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife wrote that it is concerned about weakened protections for winter-run and spring-run chinook salmon, steelhead trout, delta smelt and longfin smelt.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
"Mum had seen the situation there, smelt the smells, seen the sights, seen the crash site. I think for her that made it more real to be able to see that."
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
It was to tempt them to eat The place smelt like a grocer’s, a butcher’s, a dairy and a fishmonger’s, rolled into one.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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