smelt
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Various types of native fish have suffered declines, including steelhead trout, white sturgeon and longfin smelt.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Look no further than GameStop’s $56 billion bid for eBay, which is the equivalent of a smelt swallowing a whale.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
"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
She came very close, so close that I smelt the rose petals in her hair, saw the paint on her mouth.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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