sprayed

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Wearers, often young men, get people to sign fake petitions or retail workers to smell candles sprayed with bad odours.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“You cannot tell Americans to eat real food while protecting the cancer-causing chemicals sprayed on it,” said Vani Hari, an influencer who goes by the name “Food Babe.”

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“I don’t think that people in America and moms in America should even have to pay extra just to not have this poison sprayed on their food,” Rocchio said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The farmers did what they always did: They sprayed and sprayed, chemicals and pesticides, stuff so powerful that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

The spigot in the tub was broken and the water sprayed into the air.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson