sniff
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I worry about how A.I. writing and efforts to sniff it out are changing fully human writing.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
She includes any information-seeking act, from a verbal interrogative to the sniff one might give a carton of milk to gauge its freshness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Lee reaches to sniff some hardy Cleveland sage 4.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Officials such as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the plan was to right-size the staff and introduce more technology to sniff out unpaid tax bills.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
Harry reached down to pet the little white and brown, beagle-y-eared-looking dog that’d come up to sniff her leg.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The firm uses computer-driven strategies to trade based on patterns and signals it sniffs out in markets and big data sets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Before long, Gaga’s version of her wicked queen sniffs out her prey.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
He sidles up, sniffs one of the vehicles, then jumps up and plants two giant paws up on the side of the buggy.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
Somewhere in the mountains of southeastern Spain, a tiny wood mouse sniffs the nutty, alluring aroma of acorns.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2024
The monkey sniffs the air and climbs down the tent that he’s perched upon.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
But some have sniffed at this focus on "vibes".
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The New York Times eventually sniffed out the backroom deal.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
The male bear—later identified as a known burglar named Judy—moseyed into a bathroom, put its paws on the counter and sniffed a tube of toothpaste before leaving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
They haven’t sniffed the playoffs since while undergoing seemingly constant leadership changes that have allowed their culture to slowly rot.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
She sniffed and sniffed, but as they say nowadays, it was a toss-up.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
When Hindenburg Omens occur in clusters, they tend to be more effective at sniffing out near-term weakness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
As part of the response, the US is stationing dogs capable of sniffing out screwworms at the borders.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
He spent a full minute sniffing my legs and shoes, after coming up to Viana to be petted.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies credit two K-9s with saving a life after sniffing out a missing woman who had fallen 200 feet down a steep ravine in the San Bernardino Mountains, officials say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The group went in twos, sniffing the air that was pumped through the arch.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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