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stinking

[sting-king] / ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ /


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Bezos’ participation provided a flashpoint, the rotten cherry on top of the whole stinking “let them eat cake.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"Harry Milne, for me, he tried everything he possible could to affect the game, to drive Hearts forward. Other than him, pretty much all of them were stinking."

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

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

The first obstacle was that I didn't know she would be so stinking cute, with a perfect little smile that made me want to spoil her rotten.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

That was what he and Fa used to do when they came upon a stinking kill-site or a bat-infested cave.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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