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stinking

[sting-king] / ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ /


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“These are all the struggles I think about every stinking day,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Just last month a massive stinking lump of wet wipes, fat and oil was removed from a west London sewer.

From BBC Nov. 17, 2025

A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 28, 2025

He shot a venomous glance into the melee and dove into the stinking dock water.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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