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The Seahawks, defending Super Bowl champions, got a collective whiff of smelling salts before Sunday’s game, having suffered an embarrassing loss at Washington a week earlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

Even a whiff of a slowdown in AI will compound the repricing,” he told clients.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

There is much work to do in defence, for sure, but they can do that work from a position of strength - with the whiff of an extra £40m in their nostrils.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

But many of Reddit’s de facto rulers—the unpaid, mostly-anonymous moderators who police each subreddit and wield automated management tools—are determined to keep any other whiff of marketing out of the organic feeds they lovingly cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

She took a deep whiff of the daisy before sticking it behind her ear.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

The laughs keep coming, especially when a little bot in a soccer jersey whiffs a kick and splats on its back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Despite those whiffs of corruption, the deal could let the Department of Defense acquire shares in NABEP, the Wall Street Journal reports.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

In referencing punk culture, Gyllenhaal whiffs her mark, which is somehow even more punk.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Snell racked up 19 whiffs on Saturday, tied for third-most by a Dodgers pitcher in a game this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025

The incessant rain made the fire sputter and send up whiffs of smoke with a sweet burnt smell.

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

Collectively, Wall Street has whiffed on its forecasts in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

In their mutual aim for a modern twist on a timeless classic, both the star-studded, multi-million dollar Apple TV+ movie and the low-budget indie comedy whiffed it entirely.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

Thairo Estrada whiffed on a curveball in the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

In fairness, Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch peppered Patterson with favorable softballs, some of which the attorney bafflingly whiffed.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024

Jahrling took back the flask and whiffed it again.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

And Jude isn’t above including a mocking slow-motion shot of a spoiled French boy totally whiffing a soccer kick.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Many have questioned whether Jarmond should be involved in selecting Foster’s replacement after so badly whiffing on his hiring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025

Besides whiffing on his pass to clear the puck on Montreal’s first goal, Hill said he was happy with his performance while improving to 5-0-1 after the first month of the season.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

The Yankees swung at them 29 times, whiffing just four times, fouling off 15 and putting 10 in play — six went for hits.

From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2023

By day nineteen after the whiffing incident, when they hadn’t had any bloody noses, Peter Jahrling and Tom Geisbert began to regard themselves as definite survivors.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston